Thesaurus: baboon

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1. 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.
2. n. large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
3. 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.
4. One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus andPapio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and largecanine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities onthe buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill, and Chacma, andDrill an ape.
5. n:100 n. large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles