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sacred baboon

American  

noun

  1. hamadryas baboon.

Etymology

Origin of sacred baboon

First recorded in 1890–95

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The mummified creature is Papio hamadryas, the sacred baboon.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2021

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