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hamadryas /ˌhaməˈdrʌɪəs / /ˌhaməˈdrʌɪas/(also hamadryas baboon) nounA large Arabian and NE African baboon, the male of which has a silvery-grey cape of hair and a naked red face and rump. It was held sacred in ancient Egypt.- Papio hamadryas, family Cercopithecidae.
Our data set was comprised of eight species: a Platyrrhini, the white-fronted capuchin monkey, two cercopithecoids: the Barbary macaque and the hamadryas baboon, four hominoids and an outgroup sequence....- The ancient Egyptians considered hamadryas baboons to be the sacred attendants of Thoth, the scribe to the gods.
Origin 1930s: modern Latin (see hamadryad). Rhymes Ananias, bias, Darius, dryas, Elias, eyas, Gaius, Lias, Mathias, pious, Tobias |