Simian vs Baboon - What's the difference?
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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.
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As nouns the difference between simian and baboon
is that simian is an ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid while baboon is 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.As an adjective simian
is of or pertaining to apes; apely.simian
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Synonyms
* apelike * apely * apish * simial * simiousSynonyms
* (ape or monkey) ape, monkey, primatebaboon
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(wikipedia baboon)Alternative forms
* babian, babion * ** babewyne ** baboyne * ** babewen ** babewin ** babewyn ** babwen ** babwyn ** baubyn * ** baboon ** baboone ** babound ** baboune ** baboyn ** babwyne * ** baboon ** baboone ** baboune * ** baboonNoun
(en noun)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.
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