English Explanatory Dictionary

hamadryas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.

Pronunciation

/ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/

Word forms

hamadryas hamadryases

Synonyms

hamadryad hamadryas baboon holy baboon
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