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dog-faced baboon

dog-faced baboon noun: a hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas).

dog-faced baboon: a hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)
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Noun

dog-faced baboon (plural dog-faced baboons)

  1. (dated) A hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas).
    Synonyms:
    dog-faced ape

Synonyms of dog-faced baboon

  • dog-faced ape

Forms of dog-faced baboon

pluraldog-faced baboons

Questions about dog-faced baboon

What does dog-faced baboon mean?
Dog-faced baboon means a hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas).
What part of speech is dog-faced baboon?
Dog-faced baboon is a noun.
What is the plural of dog-faced baboon?
The plural of dog-faced baboon is dog-faced baboons.

Words near dog-faced baboon in the dictionary

  1. dog-ears
  2. dog-eat-dog
  3. dog-egg
  4. dog-end
  5. dog-ends
  6. dog-faced baboon
  7. dog-faced baboons
  8. dog-fennel
  9. dog-fennels
  10. dog-fight
  11. dog-fights

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