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MANDRILL
mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx
(noun) baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mandrill (plural mandrills)
A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with colorful face and rump.
Source: Wiktionary
Man"drill, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mandrille, Sp. mandril, It. mandrillo; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. Drill an ape.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: a large West African baboon (Cynocephalus, or Papio, mormon). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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