mandrill

[ man-dril ]

/ ˈmæn drɪl /

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noun

a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.

Origin of mandrill

First recorded in 1735–45; man + drill⁴

Words nearby mandrill

mandolin, mandorla, mandragora, mandrake, mandrel, mandrill, mandrin, manducate, mandyas, mane, man-eater

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Example sentences from the Web for mandrill

Almost as odd-looking as the mandrill, though in quite a different way, is the gelada, which is found in Abyssinia.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
The Mandrill, C. mormon (or maimon), has blue ridges on the muzzle, the bridge of the nose being red.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
Almost all monkeys are subject at times to terrible fits of passion, but the mandrill seems to be the worst tempered of all.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
The mandrill's blue nose, for instance, already referred to,—can we rightly speak of this as 'ευπρεπειὰ'?
Proserpina, Volume 1|John Ruskin

Mandrill, man′dril, n. a large kind of baboon, a native of Western Africa.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mandrill

mandrill

/ (ˈmændrɪl) /

noun

an Old World monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, of W Africa. It has a short tail and brown hair, and the ridged muzzle, nose, and hindquarters are red and blue

Word Origin for mandrill

C18: from man + drill 4

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单词	mandrill
释义	mandrill [ man-dril ] / ˈmæn drɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mandrill ON THESAURUS.COM noun a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species. Origin of mandrill First recorded in 1735–45; man + drill⁴ Words nearby mandrill mandolin, mandorla, mandragora, mandrake, mandrel, mandrill, mandrin, manducate, mandyas, mane, man-eater Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mandrill Almost as odd-looking as the mandrill, though in quite a different way, is the gelada, which is found in Abyssinia. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood The Mandrill, C. mormon (or maimon), has blue ridges on the muzzle, the bridge of the nose being red. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard Almost all monkeys are subject at times to terrible fits of passion, but the mandrill seems to be the worst tempered of all. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood The mandrill's blue nose, for instance, already referred to,—can we rightly speak of this as 'ευπρεπειὰ'? Proserpina, Volume 1\|John Ruskin Mandrill, man′dril, n. a large kind of baboon, a native of Western Africa. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for mandrill mandrill / (ˈmændrɪl) / noun an Old World monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, of W Africa. It has a short tail and brown hair, and the ridged muzzle, nose, and hindquarters are red and blue Word Origin for mandrill C18: from man + drill 4 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mandrill monkey, chacma
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mandrill

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