an Ethiopian baboon (Theropithecus gelada) characterized by a bare red patch on the chest
also gelada baboon
Origin of gelada
ModL, the species name; of Semitic origin, originallygelada
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gelada
noun
A large African monkey (Theropithecus gelada) of Ethiopia that resembles a baboon but has a bright patch of naked red skin on the chest and a large broad mane covering the shoulders. The gelada has an opposable thumb that it uses to gather grass seeds to eat. Also called gelada baboon .
Origin of gelada
Amharic &ccaronlowdot;əlladaTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural geladas)
- a species of Old World monkey, Theropithecus gelada, distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests.
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Amharic ጭላዳ (č̣əlada).
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Sentence Examples
- With the exception of the bare chest, which is reddish flesh-colour, the gelada recalls the Arabian baboon (Papio hamadryas), and from this common feature it has been proposed to place the two species in the same genus.
- The gelada inhabits the mountains of Abyssinia, where, like other baboons, it descends in droves to pillage cultivated lands.
- Squirrels and hares are numerous, as are several kinds of monkeys, notably the guereza, gelada, guenon and dog-faced baboon.