Meaning of MANDRILL
| Pronunciation: | | 'mandreel
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| | Definition: | | [n] baboon of west Africa with red and blue muzzle and hindquarters |
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| | Synonyms: | | Mandrillus sphinx |
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| | See Also: | | baboon, genus Mandrillus, Mandrillus | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Man"drill\, n. [Cf. F. mandrille, Sp. mandril, It.
mandrillo; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. {Drill} an
ape.] (Zo["o]l.)
a large West African baboon ({Cynocephalus, or Papio,
mormon}). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose,
large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with
blue and red.
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