Kalmar "Barbary ape" tana nufin takamaiman nau'in biri da aka sani da Barbary macaque (sunan kimiyya: Macaca sylvanus). Ga ma'anar ƙamus na "Birin Barbary":Birin Barbary: sunaBiri macaque mara wutsiya (Macaca sylvanus) ɗan asalin tsaunin Atlas na Arewacin Afirka, musamman Maroko da Aljeriya, kuma kawai nau'in macaque da ke zaune a nahiyar Afirka. An siffanta shi da doguwar sumar sa mai kaushi, launin ruwan kasa mai haske zuwa ga gashi-launin toka, da kuma fuskar marar gashi mai fitacciyar duwawu mai ja-ruwan hoda. An san biri Barbary da zama a cikin ƙungiyoyin jama'a kuma ana ɗaukarsa yana cikin haɗari saboda asarar mazaunin gida da kuma haramtacciyar fatauci.Note: Ko da yake ana kiransa "biri," Barbary macaque ba a zahiri ba ne. biri, amma jinsin biri na Tsohon Duniya.Misali amfani: "Lokacin da na ziyarci Gibraltar, na sami damar ganin birai na Barbary a kusa, saboda suna da sha'awar yawon bude ido a yankin."