hamadryas (plural hamadryases)
A large baboon, Papio hamadryas, from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt
• hamadryad
• holy baboon
Source: Wiktionary
Ha*ma"dry*as, n. Etym: [L., a hamadryad. See Hamadryad.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The sacred baboon of Egypt (Cynocephalus Hamadryas).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
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