HAMADRYAS BABOON


Meaning of HAMADRYAS BABOON in English

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

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