| 单词 | baboon |
| 释义 | baboon (once / 3704 pages) n A baboon is a type of African monkey. Baboons have long snouts that resemble dogs' muzzles. Baboons have thick fur, short tails, and prominent noses. They are ground-dwelling monkeys, and in the wild they form complex families and groups with higher- and lower-ranking members. If you visit a zoo with a primate area, you'll probably see baboons. The Old French word for baboon is baboin, or "ape," which might come from baboue, "muzzle" or "grimace." WORD FAMILYbaboon: baboonish, baboons USAGE EXAMPLESShe also worked on plays such as Tom Stoppard’s “Jumpers,” John Guare’s “Four Baboons Adoring the Sun” and a revival of “The Front Page.” Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) The acquisitions included three yellow baboons from Somalia, two white kangaroos from Australia and a two-toed sloth named Sylvester, donated by a U.S. Los Angeles Times(Nov 26, 2016) Visitors should be warned not to feed or fraternise with the baboon troop that calls the mountains above Smits their home. The Guardian(Nov 23, 2016) n large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles Hypo|Hyper Papio ursinus, chacma, chacma baboon greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa Mandrillus sphinx, mandrillbaboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters Mandrillus leucophaeus, drillsimilar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored Old World monkey, catarrhine of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together |
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