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

/ dʒɪˈlɑːdə; ˈdʒɛlədə; ɡɪ-; ˈɡɛl- /

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

Almost as odd-looking as the mandrill, though in quite a different way, is the gelada, which is found in Abyssinia.

From Project Gutenberg

The gelada inhabits the mountains of Abyssinia, where, like other baboons, it descends in droves to pillage cultivated lands.

From Project Gutenberg