sacred baboon


sacred baboon

n. See hamadryas.
[From the fact that the ancient Egyptians revered it as the god Anubis.]

ham•a•dry′as baboon′

(ˌhæm əˈdraɪ əs)
n. a N African and Arabian grayish baboon, Comopithecus (Papio) hamadryas: the male has a long dark mane. Also called sacred baboon. [1930–35; < New Latin hamadryas the specific epithet (see hamadryad)]