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| ba·boon [ ba bn ] (plural ba·boons) |
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1. large monkey: a large ground-dwelling monkey with a prominent snout resembling a dog's muzzle, large teeth, and bare pink patches on the buttocks. Native to: Africa, Asia. Genus Papio.
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2. rude clumsy person: somebody regarded as rude or oafishly clumsy
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| [15th century. < French babuin "gaping figure, baboon" or medieval Latin babewynus] |
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