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What does Celebes mean?

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Proper noun
  1. Former name of Sulawesi.
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It was the hideous hammer-headed shark, the dreaded zygaena of the Celebes Sea.
Macasser is an island not far from Celebes, having abundance of bezoar stones, which are there to be had at reasonable rates.
Early this year a Celebes trader becalmed in a prau was watching him at it.
The diving is always spectacular because it has also become a Mecca for the wildlife of the Celebes Sea.
The crested black macque was called the Celebes or black ape by early scientists, because it appeared to have no tail.
Crossing from Borneo to Celebes, there is a very great difference in the animals.

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