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hamadryas

/ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/

hamadryas noun: a large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.

Noun

hamadryas (plural hamadryases)

  1. A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.
    Synonyms:
    hamadryad, hamadryas baboon, holy baboon

Synonyms of hamadryas

Forms of hamadryas

pluralhamadryases

Phrases with hamadryas

Questions about hamadryas

What does hamadryas mean?
Hamadryas means a large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.
What part of speech is hamadryas?
Hamadryas is a noun.
How do you pronounce hamadryas?
Hamadryas is pronounced /ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/.
What is the plural of hamadryas?
The plural of hamadryas is hamadryases.

Words near hamadryas in the dictionary

  1. Hamadiye
  2. hamadryad
  3. hamadryades
  4. hamadryadic
  5. hamadryads
  6. hamadryas
  7. hamadryas baboon
  8. hamadryas baboons
  9. hamadryases
  10. Hamadān
  11. Hamaguchi

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