hamadryas baboon

hamadryas baboon
/ham'euh druy"euhs/
a baboon, Papio (Comopithecus) hamadryas, of Ethiopia, the male of which has a mantle of long, dark hair about the head and shoulders: held sacred by the ancient Egyptians. Also called sacred baboon.
[1930-35; < NL hamadryas the specific epithet (see HAMADRYAD)]

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