transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌha-mə-ˈdrī-əs- ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin hamadryas, from Latin
Date: circa 1890
: a baboon ( Papio hamadryas ) that has a reddish-pink muzzle and a large bare patch of pink skin on each buttock and that was venerated by the ancient Egyptians — called also sacred baboon