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hamadryas

/ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/

noun hamadryases

A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.
Similar: hamadryad, hamadryas baboon, holy baboon

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noun Papio hamadryas

Français	babouin hamadryas
Deutsch	Mantelpavian
Русский	гамадри́л gamadríl

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@misc{hamadryas_2026,
  title = {hamadryas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hamadryas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}