sacred baboon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sacred baboon
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The mummified creature is Papio hamadryas, the sacred baboon.
From Scientific American
I early turned my attention to the traditions associated with the Cynocephalus hamadryas, or Sacred Baboon of Abyssinia.
From Project Gutenberg
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