| 单词 | baboon |
| 释义 | baboon[ ba-boon or, especially British, buh- ] / bæˈbun or, especially British, bə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR baboon ON THESAURUS.COM nounany of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail. a coarse, ridiculous, or brutish person, especially one of low intelligence. Origin of baboon1275–1325; Middle English baboyne, babewyn grotesque figure, gargoyle, late Middle English: baboon (compare Anglo-Latin babevynus) <Middle French babouin, akin to babine pendulous lip, derivative of an expressive base *bab- grimace OTHER WORDS FROM baboonba·boon·ish, adjectiveWords nearby baboonBabism, Babi Yar, Babi Yar Symphony, babka, baboo, baboon, baboonery, Babo's law, babracot, Babruysk, Babs Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for baboonBritish Dictionary definitions for baboonbaboon / (bəˈbuːn) / nounany 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 tailSee also hamadryas, gelada Word Origin for baboonC14 babewyn gargoyle, later, baboon, from Old French babouin, from baboue grimace; related to Old French babine a thick lip 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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