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mandrill
CIDE DICTIONARY
mandrill, n. [Cf. F. mandrille, Sp. mandril, It. mandrillo; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. Drill an ape.].
A large West African baboon (Papio sphinx syn. Mandrillus sphinx , formerly Cynocephalus mormon syn. Papio mormon ). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red. It is an endangered species . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mandrill, n. a large W. African baboon, Papio sphinx, the adult of which has a brilliantly coloured face and blue-coloured buttocks.
Etymology
prob. f. MAN + DRILL(3)
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