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单词 gelada
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gelada

[ jel-uh-duh, juh-lah- ]
/ ˈdʒɛl ə də, dʒəˈlɑ- /

noun

a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a brown coat and, in the male, a luxuriant mane: an endangered species.

Origin of gelada

1835–45; <Amharic čʾällada; perhaps akin to the Cushitic word for the baboon; compare Oromo jaldeessa

Words nearby gelada

geisha, Geissler tube, geitonogamy, gel, Gela, gelada, geländeläufer, geländesprung, Gelasius I, Gelasius II, gelatification
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Example sentences from the Web for gelada

  • Almost as odd-looking as the mandrill, though in quite a different way, is the gelada, which is found in Abyssinia.

    The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
  • The gelada inhabits the mountains of Abyssinia, where, like other baboons, it descends in droves to pillage cultivated lands.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gelada

gelada
/ (ˈdʒɛlədə, ˈɡɛl-, dʒɪˈlɑːdə, ɡɪ-) /

noun

a NE African baboon, Theropithecus gelada, with dark brown hair forming a mane over the shoulders, a bare red chest, and a ridged muzzle: family CercopithecidaeAlso called: gelada baboon

Word Origin for gelada

probably from Arabic qilādah mane
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