Hypertext Webster Gateway: "baboon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Baboon \Bab*oon"\, n. [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. b["a]ppe
mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
baboon
n : large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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