magot
/ˈmæɡət/
noun
- A small, long-tailed monkey from North Africa and Gibraltar, also called a Barbary macaque.
- The magot sat on the rock, grooming its fur.
- A magot is one of the few monkey species that lives in Europe.
- Tourists often stop to watch the magots on the Rock of Gibraltar.
- A grotesque or ugly figure, especially a small carved or painted one.
- The antique shop had a strange magot made of ivory.
- The magot on the shelf had a twisted face and hunched back.
- He collected porcelain magots from the 18th century.