sacred baboon

noun

1. hamadryas baboon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sacred baboon¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The mummified creature is Papio hamadryas, the sacred baboon.

From Scientific American

I early turned my attention to the traditions associated with the Cynocephalus hamadryas, or Sacred Baboon of Abyssinia.

From Project Gutenberg