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Baboon
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill, and Chacma, and Drill an ape.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Baboon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/baboon.html. 1828.