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baboon
(bæbuːn)
Word forms: plural baboons
countable noun
A baboon is a large monkey that lives in Africa.
baboon in British English
(bəˈbuːn)
noun
any of several medium-sized omnivorous Old World monkeys of the genus Papio (or Chaeropithecus) and related genera, inhabiting open rocky ground or wooded regions of Africa. They have an elongated muzzle, large teeth, and a fairly long tail
See also hamadryas, geladaWord origin
C14: babewyn gargoyle, later, baboon, from Old French babouin, from baboue grimace; related to Old French babine a thick lipbaboon in American English
(bæˈbun; bəˈbun)
noun
any of various large, fierce, short-tailed Old World monkeys (mainly genus Papio) of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike snout and long teeth, a large head with cheek pouches, and bare calluses on the rump
Derived forms
baboonery (baˈboonery) noun
baboonish (baˈboonish)
adjective
Word origin
ME babewyne < OFr babuin, ape, fool < baboue, lip (of animals) < bab, echoic: see babbleImage ofbaboon
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