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gelada
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gelada [ˈdʒɛlədə ˈgɛl- dʒɪˈlɑːdə gɪ-]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a NE African baboon, Theropithecus gelada, with dark brown hair forming a mane over the shoulders, a bare red chest, and a ridge muzzle: family Cercopithecidae Also called gelada baboon
[probably from Arabic qilādah mane]


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