baboon

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B0004500 (bă-bo͞on′)n.1. Any of several large terrestrial African and Arabian monkeys of the genus Papio, having an elongated doglike muzzle and bare calluses on the buttocks.2. Slang A brutish person; a boor.

[Middle English babewin, from Old French babuin, gaping figure, gargoyle, baboon, perhaps blend of Old French babine, muzzle, and babau, grimace.]

ba·boon′er·y n.ba·boon′ish adj.

baboon

(bəˈbuːn) n (Animals) 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, gelada[C14: babewyn gargoyle, later, baboon, from Old French babouin, from baboue grimace; related to Old French babine a thick lip]

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(bæˈbun; esp. Brit. bə-)

n. any of various large terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle. [1275–1325; Middle English baboyne, babewyn grotesque figure, gargoyle (late Middle English: baboon) < Middle French babouin, akin to babine pendulous lip] ba•boon′er•y, n. ba•boon′ish, adj.

ba·boon

(bă-bo͞on′) Any of several large terrestrial monkeys of Africa and Asia. Baboons have a dog-like muzzle, a short tail, and bare calluses on the buttocks.

Thesaurus

Noun

baboon - large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzlescatarrhine, Old World monkey - of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close togetherchacma, chacma baboon, Papio ursinus - greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africamandrill, Mandrillus sphinx - baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquartersMandrillus leucophaeus, drill - similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

Translations

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baboon

(bəˈbuːn) , ((American) ba-) noun a kind of large monkey with a dog-like face. 狒狒

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any of a large and varied group of mammals of the primate order. The term monkey includes all primates that do not belong to the categories human, ape, or prosimian; however, monkeys do have certain common features.
..... Click the link for more information. of the genus Papio, also called dog-faced monkeys. Five subspecies live in Africa, with one species extending into the Arabian peninsula. They have close-set eyes under heavy brow ridges, long, heavy muzzles, powerful jaws, and long, sharp upper canine teeth. Their fur is thick, and in some species males have a mane about the head and shoulders. The heavy tail is of moderate length. The buttock pads, or ischial callosities, are thick and brightly colored; sitting is the favored position for feeding and sleeping. Baboons live in brush, grassland, or rocky country, foraging on the ground for roots, seeds, fruits, insects, and small animals, including other monkeys. Depending on the species, they may gather in troops of 350 individuals or more for protection at sleep sites on rock outcroppings. Baboons are powerful fighters and show little fear of larger animals, including humans. They can successfully take on leopards, their worst enemies. Most species travel in groups of 40 to 80, which are socially based on a core of females and may include several transient males. Some subspecies, like the hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas hamadryas), form harem groups led by a dominant male and have a highly developed social order. Baboons are subtle, intelligent animals and can become dangerous nuisances if they learn to raid fields or houses for easy food. The gelada (Theropithecus gelada) of Ethiopia is closely related to the baboon. It has a bright pink face and buttock pads and a tufted tail. Males use characteristic facial movements and barks to control harems of females during daily foraging. Also closely related are the wildly colorful mandrillmandrill,
large monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, of central W Africa, related to the baboons. Mandrills are found in forests, while baboons live in open country. The fur of the mandrill is mostly dark brown, but the bare areas—face and buttocks—are patterned in
..... Click the link for more information. and the plainer drill, both forest-dwellers, and the mangabeys. Baboons are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Primates, family Cercopithecidae.

Bibliography

See S. C. Strum, Almost Human (1987).

baboon

[ba′bün] (vertebrate zoology) Any of five species of large African and Asian terrestrial primates of the genus Papio, distinguished by a doglike muzzle, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.

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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

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