HAMADRYAS

Noun

hamadryas (plural hamadryases)

A large baboon, Papio hamadryas, from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt

Synonyms

• 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



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