baboon

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

neanderthal scarecrow gibbon barbarian satyr boor jackass man monk ape Bonn gorilla goon clod lemur
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

catarrhine Old World monkey

Hyponyms

drill mandrill chacma chacma baboon Papio ursinus Mandrillus sphinx

Phrases with the word

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Examples

If the press really thinks Obama is Lincoln, they ought to treat him like they treated Bush, 'cause that's how they treated Lincoln. His critics compared Lincoln to an ape; they called him an illiterate baboon. Ann Coulter

The Big Baboon is found upon The plains of Cariboo: He goes about with nothing on (A shocking thing to do). But if he dressed respectably And let his whiskers grow, How like this Big Baboon would be To Mister So-and-so! Hilaire Belloc

The baboon is driving,” I noted. "Should I be worried? Rick Riordan

It is mysterious if a baboon falls from a tree. Shona Proverb

It is the foot of a baboon. Xhosa Proverb

If you flog a baboon because it is ugly, you will end up killing it. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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