HAMADRYAS

Ha *ma "dry *as, n. Etym: [L., a hamadryad. See Hamadryad. ] (Zoöl.)

hamadryas baboon

ham a dry as ba boon |ˌhaməˈdrīəs ˌhæməˈdraɪəs | ▶noun a large Arabian and northeastern African baboon, the male of which has a silvery-gray cape of hair and a naked red face and rump. It was held sacred in ancient Egypt. Also called sacred baboon. [Papio hamadryas, family Cercopithecidae. ] ORIGIN 1930s: modern Latin (see hamadryad ).

hamadryas

hamadryas |ˌhaməˈdrʌɪəs, -as |(also hamadryas baboon ) ▶noun a large Arabian and NE African baboon, the male of which has a silvery-grey cape of hair and a naked red face and rump. It was held sacred in ancient Egypt. ●Papio hamadryas, family Cercopithecidae. ORIGIN 1930s: modern Latin (see hamadryad ).