Baboon
[bə'buːn] or [bæ'buːn]
Definition
(n.) One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill, and Chacma, and Drill an ape.
Checker: Presley
Definition
n. a species of large monkey having a long face dog-like tusks large lips and a short tail.—n. Baboon′ery.—adj. Baboon′ish.
Typed by Carlyle
Examples
- That is the baboon. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But there is a cheetah and a baboon. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The baboon walks on a flat foot and all his toes, using his middle toe as his chief throw off, much as the bear does. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I think that I mentioned to you that the doctor kept a cheetah and a baboon. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- So do mother apes and baboons. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is anti-creation, like monkeys and baboons. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Typist: Maxine