gelada

American  

[jel-uh-duh, juh-lah-] / ˈdʒɛl ə də, dʒəˈlɑ- /

noun

1. 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.

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gelada British  

/ ˈɡɛl-, dʒɪˈlɑːdə, ˈdʒɛlədə, ɡɪ- /

noun

1. Also called: gelada baboon.  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

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Etymology

Origin of gelada

1835–45; < Amharic čʾällada; perhaps akin to the Cushitic word for the baboon; compare Oromo jaldeessa

Example Sentences

The Ethiopian Highlands will have gelada baboons, distinctive for the red hourglass-shaped patch of skin on their chests.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2017

In fact, they seemed to do everything they could to avoid raising a ruckus, spending hours roaming through the large gelada herds foraging for rodents.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2015

Here in the Simien Mountains, one of the few remaining gelada habitats, we have plenty of grass.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2010

My colleagues and I are currently studying gelada reproductive strategies, hormones and genetics.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2010

We had two huge and splendid adult male gelada baboons, from Abyssinia.

From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by Hornaday, William Temple