hamadryas baboon
[ ham-uh-drahy-uh s ]
/ ˌhæm əˈdraɪ əs /
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.
Also called
sacred baboon.
Origin of hamadryas baboon
1930–35; < New Latin
hamadryas the specific epithet (see
hamadryad)
Words nearby hamadryas baboon
ham-handed,
hama,
hamadan,
hamadryad,
hamadryas,
hamadryas baboon,
hamadān,
hamal,
hamamatsu,
hamamelidaceous,
hamamelis