Mandrill

//ˈmæn.dɹɪl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with a colorful face and rump.

    "For the Mandrills live in society, and their bands are so powerful in point of numbers, and so crafty in point of management, that they are about as formidable neighbours as could be imagined."

  2. 2
    baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters wordnet

Example

More examples

"For the Mandrills live in society, and their bands are so powerful in point of numbers, and so crafty in point of management, that they are about as formidable neighbours as could be imagined."

Etymology

From man + drill (“Mandrillus leucophaeus”).

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