hamadryas

See also: Hamadryas

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/

Noun

hamadryas (plural hamadryases)

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

Synonyms

hamadryad, hamadryas baboon, holy baboon

Translations

Papio hamadryas

Finnish: vaippapaviaani (fi)
French: babouin hamadryas (fr) m
German: Mantelpavian m
Russian: гамадри́л (ru) m (gamadríl)

References

Papio hamadryas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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