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Word: Baboon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (denoting a grotesque figure used in architecture): from Old French babuin or medieval Latin babewynus, perhaps from Old French baboue ‘muzzle, grimace’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bəˈbuːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large Old World ground-dwelling monkey with a long doglike snout and large teeth.
Short Definition:large Old World ground-dwelling monkey with long doglike snout
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