HAMADRYAS


Meaning of HAMADRYAS in English

[ ˌhamə'drʌɪəs , -as ]

■ noun a large Arabian and NE African baboon, the male of which has a silvery-grey cape of hair and a naked red face and rump. [ Papio ~ .]

Origin

mod. L. (see hamadryad ).

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