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English
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Etymology
From ME. term|babewin|langenm, term|baboin|langenm < F. term|babouin|langfr, or LL. term|babewynus|langla. Of unknown origin; confer Dutch term|baviaan|langnl, German term|Pavian|langde||baboon, French term|babine|langfr||lip of ape, dogs, etc., dialectal German term|bäppe||mouth|langde.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-baboon.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|u�n
Noun
en-noun
- zoology Mostly African primates. 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. A group of baboons is refered to as a term|troop, a term|tribe or a term|flange.
Translations
trans-top|primate
Afrikaans: bobbejaan
Chinese: � (fèi)
Czech: t-|cs|pavián|m
Dutch: t|nl|baviaan|m
Finnish: t-|fi|paviaani
French: t-|fr|babouin|m
German: t+|de|Pavian|m
Icelandic: t-|is|bavÃan|m, t-|is|bavÃani|m, t-|is|hundapi|m
Italian: t-|it|babbuino|m
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (��, hihi)
KiSwahili?: nyani
Russian: t|ru|бабÑ�ин|m|trbabuÃn|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|babuino|m
Swedish: t-|sv|babian
Turkish: t-|tr|�ebek
trans-bottom
Derived terms
baboonery
baboonish
See also
chacma
drill
mandrill
flange
troop
tribe
Appendix:Collective nouns objects-B|Appendix:Collective nouns
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