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Baboon


n.

One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio ; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill , and Chacma , and Drill an ape.


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