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arabian — baboon; arabian camel (one humped dromedary); arabian coffee; arabian horse … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Baboon — For other uses, see Baboon (disambiguation). Baboon[1] … Wikipedia
baboon — baboonish, adj. /ba boohn / or, esp. Brit., /beuh /, n. 1. any of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail. 2. a coarse,… … Universalium
Hamadryas Baboon — Taxobox name = Hamadryas BaboonMSW3 Groves|pages=166 167] status = LC trend = unknown status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Primate Specialist Group|year=1996|id=16019|title=Papio hamadryas|downloaded=11 May 2006] regnum =… … Wikipedia
hamadryas baboon — ham•a•dry′as baboon′ [[t]ˌhæm əˈdraɪ əs[/t]] n. mam a N African and Arabian grayish baboon, Comopithecus (Papio) hamadryas: the male has a long dark mane Also called sacred baboon Etymology: 1930–35; < NL hamadryas the specific epithet (see… … From formal English to slang
Southwestern Arabian montane woodlands — The Southwestern Arabian montane woodlands is a xeric woodland ecoregion of the Arabian Peninsula.ettingThe ecoregion covers an area of 86,900 square kilometers (33,600 square miles), lying above 2000 meters elevations in the Asir Mountains of… … Wikipedia
hamadryas — ham·a·dry·as (hăm ə drīʹəs) n. A baboon (Papio hamadryas) of northern Africa and Arabia, the adult male of which has a heavy mane. Also called sacred baboon. [Latin, hamadryad. See hamadryad.] * * * ▪ primate also called sacred baboon , or… … Universalium
The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) — The Twelve Days of Christmas Roud #68 Music by Traditional with additions by Frederic Austin Published c. 1780 Language English; may be French in origin Form Cumulative song The Twelve Days of Christmas is an English Christmas carol that… … Wikipedia
hamadryas — n. a large Arabian baboon, Papio hamadryas, with a silvery grey cape of hair over the shoulders, held sacred in ancient Egypt … Useful english dictionary
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