What is the difference between babewin and baboon?
babewin | baboon | Alternative forms |
Babewin is an alternative form of baboon.
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babewin Not English Babewin has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
English words similar to 'babewin':bobbin, baboon, bowfin, boffin, biffin, babian, babion, buffoon, behappen, buffin, beaufin
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baboon Alternative forms
* babian, babion
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** babewyne
** baboyne
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** babewen
** babewin
** babewyn
** babwen
** babwyn
** baubyn
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** baboon
** baboone
** babound
** baboune
** baboyn
** babwyne
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** baboon
** baboone
** baboune
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** baboon
Noun
( en noun)
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.
* 1971 : Philip José Farmer, Down in the Black Gang: and others; a story collection , page 79 (Nelson Doubleday)
- Mix swallowed the comment he wanted to make, that the council hall stank like a congress of baboons . But he was in no position to insult his host, nor should he. The man was only expressing the attitude of his time.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
, author=John T. Jost
, title=Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?
, volume=100, issue=2, page=162
, magazine=( American Scientist)
citation
, passage=He draws eclectically on studies of baboons , descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record.}}
Usage notes
The collective noun for baboons is troop .
Derived terms
* baboonery
* baboonish
See also
* chacma
* drill
* mandrill
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References
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