- 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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