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hamadryas
/ ˌhæməˈdraɪəs /
noun
- a baboon, Papio (or Comopithecus ) hamadryas, of Arabia and NE Africa, having long silvery hair on the head, neck, and chest: regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians: family Cercopithecidae Also calledhamadryas baboonsacred baboon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hamadryas1
C19: via New Latin from Latin; see hamadryad
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Example Sentences
Hamadryas, one of the nymphs whose life depended upon the tree to which she was attached.
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In Burmah this formidable Viper is dreaded almost as much as the Hamadryas.
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The hamadryas (C. hamadryas) of Abyssinia is characterized by long hair, forming a sort of shoulder-cape.
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Who does not feel disgust when regarding the hideous mandrill—the drill—the hamadryas—or even the chacma?
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Scrotum, callosities, and naked parts of buttocks bright flesh-coloured, but not so bright as in C. hamadryas.
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