gelada

[ jel-uh-duh, juh-lah- ]

noun

1. a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a brown coat and, in the male, a luxuriant mane: an endangered species.

gelada

/ ˈɡɛl-; dʒɪˈlɑːdə; ˈdʒɛlədə; ɡɪ- /

noun

1. a NE African baboon, Theropithecus gelada, with dark brown hair forming a mane over the shoulders, a bare red chest, and a ridged muzzle: family Cercopithecidae Also calledgelada baboon

Word History and Origins

Origin of gelada¹

1835–45; < Amharic čʾällada; perhaps akin to the Cushitic word for the baboon; compare Oromo jaldeessa

Word History and Origins

Origin of gelada¹

probably from Arabic qilādah mane

Example Sentences

The premiere visits mountains that are home to snow leopards, golden eagles, mountain goats, barnacle goslings and gelada monkeys.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, after a year of observation, the preliminary results are finally in, but until the numbers are crunched, the jury is still out on what specific advice the gelada relationship hotline might have in store for bickering old married me.

From Scientific American

His photos of gelada monkeys, a species only found in the Ethiopian Highlands, were published in the April issue of National Geographic magazine, earning him a coveted spot as a National Geographic photographer.

From Washington Times

His obsessions have taken him to British Columbia to tell the story of the Sacredhead Waters as the source of three wild salmon rivers; to the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia’s Malay Archipelago to photograph orangutans; to Africa and Australia to travel with nomads and document how they navigate in remote wilderness; to Australia to document saltwater crocodiles in ways never done before and to Africa to live among the grass-eating gelada monkeys.

From Washington Times

His obsessions have taken him to British Columbia to tell the story of the Sacredhead Waters as the source of three wild salmon rivers; to the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia’s Malay Archipelago to photograph orangutans; to Africa and Australia to travel with nomads and document how they navigate in remote wilderness; to Australia to document saltwater crocodiles in ways never done before and to Africa to live among the grass-eating gelada monkeys.

From Seattle Times