Gelada meaning

jə-lä'də
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.
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An Ethiopian baboon (Theropithecus gelada) characterized by a bare red patch on the chest.
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A species of Old World monkey, Theropithecus gelada, distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests.
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Origin of gelada

Amharic ጭላዳ (č̣əlada).

Sentence Examples

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  • 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.

  • In the wild, the gelada baboons have a complex society, forming groups of up to 600 animals.

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