Hamadryas

//ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.

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arabian baboonhamadryadhamadryadhamadryas baboonholy baboonholy baboon

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