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Definition of Mandrill

1. Noun. Baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters.

Definition of Mandrill

1. n. A large West African baboon (Cynocephalus, or Papio, mormon). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red.

Definition of Mandrill

1. Noun. A primate, ''Mandrillus sphinx'', recognized by its colorful face and rump ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mandrill

1. a large baboon [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mandrill

1. A large West African baboon (Cynocephalus, or Papio, mormon). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red. Origin: Cf. F. Mandrille, Sp. Mandril, It. Mandrillo; prob. The native name in Africa. Cf. Drill an ape. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Mandrill

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"Happy Jerry,' a mandrill or rib-nose B., which was long a great object of attraction ... The mandrill is mandrill or Bib-nose Baboon. the largest, fiercest, ..."

2. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"The name " Maimon," which is applied to the mandrill, is most appropriate. It is a Greek word, signifying a hobgoblin, and is therefore peculiarly ..."

3. Martin's Natural History: Containing Two Hundred and Sixty-two Beautifully by F. Martin (1874)
"THE mandrill. This class closely resembles the pavian; ... Those best known are the Coras or mandrill (simia maimon), plate 6, fig. 8. ..."

4. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1866)
"The short, indeed almost tuberculous, tail of the mandrill, for instance, ... Nor does the mandrill differ much in its general form and appearance from the ..."

5. Select Works of Thomas H. Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley (1886)
"William Smith's "mandrill," or " Bog- goc," as his description and figure testify, •was, without doubt, a Chimpanzee. Linnaeus knew nothing, of his own ..."

6. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"It is, however, a poisonous plant in its leaves and roots, the latter being a violent purgative, and resembling calomel in many of its effects. mandrill. ..."

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