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/ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/ · noun
A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt..
Use hamadryas when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hamadryas means A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt..
Common synonyms include hamadryad, hamadryas baboon, holy baboon.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use hamadryas where its definition matches the intended context.
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