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hamadryas baboon
[ ham-uh-drahy-uhs ]
noun
- a baboon, Papio ( Comopithecus ) hamadryas, of Ethiopia, the male of which has a mantle of long, dark hair about the head and shoulders: held sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hamadryas baboon1
1930–35; < New Latin hamadryas the specific epithet ( hamadryad )
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