baboon
/ˌbæˈbuːn/ noun B2- An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
- A foolish, stupid or incompetent person.
- A black person.
Plural baboons
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Every time that I closed my eyes I saw before me the distorted baboon-like countenance of the murdered man.
“I think that I mentioned to you that the Doctor kept a cheetah and a baboon.
He has a passion also for Indian animals, which are sent over to him by a correspondent, and he has at this moment a cheetah and a baboon, which wander freely over his grounds and are feared by the villagers almost as much as their master.
But there is a cheetah and a baboon.”
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