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ham•a•dry'as baboon'
Pronunciation: (ham"u-drī'us), [key]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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.