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‖ yarke, -kee|ˈjɑːkiː| [Native name.] A South American monkey of the genus Pithecia, esp. the white-headed saki, P. leucocephala.
1834McMurtrie Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 48 Simia pithecia, L. (The Yarke.) Blackish; circumference of the face whitish. 1855Dalton Brit. Guiana II. 449 The yarkee is the name given by some to the white-faced Saki. |