baboon

== English == === Alternative forms === babian, babion === Etymology === From Middle English babewin, baboin, from Old French babouin, from baboue (“grimace; muzzle”), of West Germanic origin, related to dialectal German Bäppe (“lips; muzzle”), Middle High German beffen (“to bark”), Middle English baffen (“to bark”). See also baff, baffle. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bəbo͞onʹ, IPA(key): /bəˈbuːn/, (US) IPA(key): /ˌbæˈbuːn/ Rhymes: -uːn === Noun === baboon (plural baboons) An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. [from 13th c.] (colloquial, derogatory) A foolish or boorish person. ==== Usage notes ==== The collective noun for baboons is troop. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: babún → Welsh: babŵn ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== chacma (Papio ursinus) drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) Appendix:English collective nouns === References === “baboon”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. baboon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Papio on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Papio on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons