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baboon

  • noun
  • bəbo͞onʹ

An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. 13

Kinds of baboon

  • drill

Word history

From Old French "babouin".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “baboon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.