Baboon
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noun


(1)   Large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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Alternative spellings


    • babewyne
    • baboyne
    • babewen
    • babewin
    • babewyn
    • babwen
    • babwyn
    • baubyn

    • baboon
    • baboone
    • babound
    • baboune
    • baboyn
    • babwyne
    • baboon
    • baboone
    • baboune
    • baboon


Etymology


From , < , or . Of unknown origin; confer Dutch , German , French , dialectal German .

Noun



  1. Mostly African primates. One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
    • 1971: Philip José Farmer, Down in the Black Gang: and others; a story collection, page 79 (Nelson Doubleday)
      Mix swallowed the comment he wanted to make, that the council hall stank like a congress of baboons. But he was in no position to insult his host, nor should he. The man was only expressing the attitude of his time.

Usage notes

  • Traditionally, the specific collective noun for is a ; however, the non-unique collective nouns and are also used; moreover, the recently-adopted specific collective noun sees increasing acceptance.

See also


  • chacma



  • Appendix:Collective nouns
 
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