ba·boon (b -b n )n. 1. Any of several large terrestrial African and Asian monkeys of the family Cercopithecidae, especially of the genus Papio or Chaeropithecus and related genera, characterized by an elongated, doglike muzzle, a short tail, and bare calluses on the buttocks. 2. Slang A brutish person; a boor. [Middle English babewin, from Old French babuin, gaping figure, gargoyle, baboon, perhaps blend of Old French babine, muzzle, and babau, grimace.] ba·boon er·y n.ba·boon ish adj. |
baboon [bəˈbuːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several medium-sized omnivorous Old World monkeys of the genus Papio (or Chaeropithecus) and related genera, inhabiting open rocky ground or wooded regions of Africa. They have an elongated muzzle, large teeth, and a fairly long tail See also hamadryas, gelada
[C14 babewyn gargoyle, later, baboon, from Old French]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  baboon - large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzlescatarrhine, Old World monkey - of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx - baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters Mandrillus leucophaeus, drill - similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored |
Translations
baboon
n → Pavian m
n baboon [bəˈbuːn, (American ) ba-]
a kind of large monkey with a dog-like face. bobbejaan الربّاح: سَعدان فريقي павиан pavián bavian der Pavian είδος μεγάλου πιθήκου mandril paavian بوزینه؛ بابون paviaani babouin בַּבּוּן कुत्ते जैसे चेहरे वाला बड़ा बन्दर pavijan pávián babun bavían babbuino ひひ 비비 원숭이 babuinas paviāns babun baviaan bavian pawian babuíno babuin бабуин pavián pavijan pavijan babian ลิงบาบูน Habeş maymunu, şebek 狒狒 бабуїн لنگور، بندر کی ایک قسم khỉ đầu chó 狒狒
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