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Webster 1913 Edition

Baboon

Bab-oon′

,
Noun.
[OE.
babewin
,
baboin
, fr. F.
babouin
, or LL.
babewynus
. Of unknown origin; cf. D.
baviaan
, G.
pavian
, baboon, F.
babine
lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G.
bäppe
mouth.]
(Zool.)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Baboon

BABOON'

,
Noun.
A monkey of the largest species; a quadruped belonging to the genus Simia, in the class Mammalia, and order Primates, according to the system of Linne; but by Pennant arranged under the digitated quadrupeds. Baboons have short tails; a long face; a broad high muzzle; dog-like tusks, or canine teeth; and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are found only on the eastern continent.

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