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Papion

Pa′pi-on

,
Noun.
[Prob. from native name: cf. Sp.
papion
.]
(Zool.)
A West African baboon (
Cynocephalus sphinx
), allied to the chacma. Its color is generally chestnut, varying in tint.

Definition 2024


papion

papion

English

Noun

papion (plural papions)

  1. A West African baboon (Mandrillus sphinx), allied to the chacma.


Romanian

Etymology

From French papillon

Noun

papion n (plural papioane)

  1. bowtie