hamadryas

See also: Hamadryas

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/

Noun

hamadryas (plural hamadryases)

1. 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