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Bavian

Ba′vi-an

(bā′vĭ-an)
,
Noun.
[See
Baboon
.]
A baboon.

Definition 2025

bavian

bavian

See also: bavían

Danish

Noun

bavian c (singular definite bavianen, plural indefinite bavianer)

  1. baboon (Papio)

Inflection

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

bavian

Etymology

From Dutch baviaan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑʋɪɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

bavian m ‎(definite singular bavianen, indefinite plural bavianer, definite plural bavianene)

  1. a baboon (primate)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Dutch baviaan

Noun

bavian m ‎(definite singular bavianen, indefinite plural bavianar, definite plural bavianane)

  1. a baboon (primate)

References

Etymology

From late Middle Dutch or early modern Dutch baviaan ‎(“baboon”), from Middle French, from Old French.

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