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Definition of Gelada
1. n. A baboon (Gelada Ruppelli) of Abyssinia, remarkable for the length of the hair on the neck and shoulders of the adult male.
Definition of Gelada
1. Noun. a species of Old World monkey, scientific name ''Theropithecus gelada'', distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gelada
1. a baboon [n -S] - See also: baboon
Medical Definition of Gelada
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gelada
Literary usage of Gelada
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in the Collection of the by John Edward Gray (1870)
"The gelada. BM Face, hands, and callosities deep black; head, whiskers, neck,
... Considered the female gelada by Lesson, Spec. Mamm. p. 103. 19. ..."
2. A Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company by Thomas Horsfield, East India Company Museum (1851)
"The gelada," Dr. Ruppell states, " inhabit rocky districts covered with low
brushwood, ... I observed the gelada in the mountainous districts of ..."
3. The Collected Scientific Papers of the Late Alfred Henry Garrod by Alfred Henry Garrod, William Alexander Forbes (1881)
"In gelada tHey open directly upon the surface of the palate. In Macacus and in
Cercopithecus a powerful transverse ridge of bone is seen to form the ..."
4. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1873)
"—A peculiar species has recently been intro- gelada (G. ... The young gelada is
entirely destitute of the hairy mane, and is much lighter in color than the ..."
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