hamadryas

British  

/ ˌhæməˈdraɪəs /

noun

1. Also called: hamadryas baboon.   sacred baboon.  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

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Etymology

Origin of hamadryas

C19: via New Latin from Latin; see _hamadryad

Example Sentences

Female hamadryas baboons given hormonal contraception lived 29 percent longer, while castrated males lived 19 percent longer.

From Science Daily

Thoth, the god of learning and wisdom was represented by a hamadryas baboon.

From Science Daily

Hamadryas baboons live in arid habitats across the Horn of Africa and parts of Arabia.

From Scientific American

Feeding observations reveal that hamadryas baboons eat more leafy plant tissues than olive baboons do, which means their diet is higher in fiber.

From Scientific American

We found that the hamadryas baboon has more so-called cellulolytic microbes—which break down plant cell walls—than the olive baboon does, in keeping with its higher-fiber diet.

From Scientific American