BABOON

baboon

(noun) large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

baboon (plural baboons)

An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.

(colloquial, derogatory) A foolish or boorish person.

Usage notes

The collective noun for baboons is troop.

Source: Wiktionary

Bab*oon", n. Etym: [OE. babewin, baboin, fr.F. babouin, or LL. babewynus. Of unknown origin; cf. D. baviaan, G. pavian, baboon, F. babin lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G. bäppe mouth.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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