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gelada
[ jel-uh-duh, juh-lah- ]
noun
- a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a brown coat and, in the male, a luxuriant mane: an endangered species.
gelada
/ ˈɡɛl-; dʒɪˈlɑːdə; ˈdʒɛlədə; ɡɪ- /
noun
- a NE African baboon, Theropithecus gelada, with dark brown hair forming a mane over the shoulders, a bare red chest, and a ridged muzzle: family Cercopithecidae Also calledgelada baboon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gelada1
1835–45; < Amharic čʾällada; perhaps akin to the Cushitic word for the baboon; compare Oromo jaldeessa
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gelada1
probably from Arabic qilādah mane
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Example Sentences
Almost as odd-looking as the mandrill, though in quite a different way, is the gelada, which is found in Abyssinia.
From Project Gutenberg
The gelada inhabits the mountains of Abyssinia, where, like other baboons, it descends in droves to pillage cultivated lands.
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