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hamadryas
CIDE DICTIONARY
hamadryas, n. [L., a hamadryad. See Hamadryad.].
The sacred baboon of Egypt (Cynocephalus Hamadryas ). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hamadryas, n. a large Arabian baboon, Papio hamadryas, with a silvery-grey cape of hair over the shoulders, held sacred in ancient Egypt.
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