Baboon definition
Any of several large terrestrial African and Arabian monkeys of the genus Papio, having an elongated doglike muzzle and bare calluses on the buttocks.
noun
(slang) A brutish person; a boor.
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Any of various large, fierce, short-tailed Old World monkeys (mainly genus Papio) of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike snout and long teeth, a large head with cheek pouches, and bare calluses on the rump.
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Noun
Singular:
baboon
Plural:
baboonsOrigin of baboon
- Middle English babewin from Old French babuin gaping figure, gargoyle, baboon perhaps blend of Old French babine muzzle, babau grimace
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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