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hamadryas baboon
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hamadryas baboon

ham·a·dry·as ba·boon [ hàmmə dr əss bə bn ] (plural ham·a·dry·as ba·boons or ham·a·dry·as ba·boon)


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N African baboon: a baboon, the adult male of which has a long silvery mane, that was sacred to the ancient Egyptians. Native to: northeastern Africa, Arabia.  Latin name Papio hamadryas.

[Late 19th century. Via modern Latin< Latin Hamadryas (see hamadryad)]
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