MANDRILL


Meaning of MANDRILL in English

/ ˈmændrɪl; NAmE / noun

a large W African monkey with a red and blue face

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: probably from man + drill , a dark brown baboon found in the rainforests of West Africa.

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