mandrill
a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species.
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The papio, the first baboon; the mandrill, the second; and the ouanderou, the third.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThe mandrill has pouches on the sides of his cheeks, and callosities on his posteriors.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonAnother interesting baboon is the mandrill, which one does not often see in captivity.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodAlmost as odd-looking as the mandrill, though in quite a different way, is the gelada, which is found in Abyssinia.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodSo you see that altogether a grown-up male mandrill is a very odd-looking creature.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore Wood
British Dictionary definitions for mandrill
/ (ˈmændrɪl) /
an Old World monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, of W Africa. It has a short tail and brown hair, and the ridged muzzle, nose, and hindquarters are red and blue
Origin of mandrill
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