Example sentences from the Web for hamadryas

Hamadryas, one of the nymphs whose life depended upon the tree to which she was attached.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Who does not feel disgust when regarding the hideous mandrill—the drill—the hamadryas—or even the chacma?
The Bush Boys|Captain Mayne Reid
In Burmah this formidable Viper is dreaded almost as much as the Hamadryas.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier
The hamadryas (C. hamadryas) of Abyssinia is characterized by long hair, forming a sort of shoulder-cape.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various

hamadryas

/ (ˌhæməˈdraɪəs) /

noun

a baboon, Papio (or Comopithecus) hamadryas, of Arabia and NE Africa, having long silvery hair on the head, neck, and chest: regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians: family CercopithecidaeAlso called: hamadryas baboon, sacred baboon

Word Origin for hamadryas

C19: via New Latin from Latin; see hamadryad

Words nearby hamadryas

Halysites, ham, Hama, Hamadan, hamadryad, hamadryas, hamadryas baboon, hamal, Hamamatsu, hamamelidaceous, hamamelis

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单词	hamadryas
释义	Example sentences from the Web for hamadryas Hamadryas, one of the nymphs whose life depended upon the tree to which she was attached. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard Who does not feel disgust when regarding the hideous mandrill—the drill—the hamadryas—or even the chacma? The Bush Boys\|Captain Mayne Reid In Burmah this formidable Viper is dreaded almost as much as the Hamadryas. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier The hamadryas (C. hamadryas) of Abyssinia is characterized by long hair, forming a sort of shoulder-cape. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3\|Various hamadryas / (ˌhæməˈdraɪəs) / noun a baboon, Papio (or Comopithecus) hamadryas, of Arabia and NE Africa, having long silvery hair on the head, neck, and chest: regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians: family CercopithecidaeAlso called: hamadryas baboon, sacred baboon Word Origin for hamadryas C19: via New Latin from Latin; see hamadryad Words nearby hamadryas Halysites, ham, Hama, Hamadan, hamadryad, hamadryas, hamadryas baboon, hamal, Hamamatsu, hamamelidaceous, hamamelis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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