Mandrill
//ˈmæn.dɹɪl// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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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