| 释义 |
ba·boon
\(ˈ)ba|bün, Brit usually & US sometimes bəˈb-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English babewin, baboin, from Middle French babouin, from baboue grimace; akin to Middle French babine thick lip, babiller to babble, probably of imitative origin like Middle English babelen to babble — more at babble
1. obsolete : a grotesque figure in architectural or decorative work
2.
a. : any of various large African and Asiatic cercopithecoid primates constituting the genus Papio and related genera and having doglike muzzles, large canine teeth, cheek pouches, usually a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks — see chacma, drill, mandrill VI
b. : an uncouth, coarse, or ugly person; especially : one that combines the qualities of great physical strength, low intelligence, and brutish appearance |