| mandrill | <zoology> A large West African baboon (Cynocephalus, or Papio, mormon). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red. Origin: Cf. F. Mandrille, Sp. Mandril, It. Mandrillo; prob. The native name in Africa. Cf. Drill an ape. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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