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Noun: hamadryas  ,ha-mu'drI-us
  1. A large, silver-grey baboon native to northeast Africa and Arabia, considered sacred in ancient Egypt
    "Hamadryas baboons live in complex social groups";
    - sacred baboon, hamadryas baboon

Derived forms: hamadryases

Encyclopedia: Hamadryas