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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Baboon \Bab*oon"\, n. [OE. babewin baboin fr.F. babouin or LL babewynus Of unknown origin; cf D. baviaan G. pavian, baboon, F. babin lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G. b["a]ppe mouth.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera {Cynocephalus} and {Papio}; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See {Mandrill}, and {Chacma}, and {Drill} an ape. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: baboon n : large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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