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gelada
[ jel-uh-duh, juh-lah- ]
noun
- a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a brown coat and, in the male, a luxuriant mane: an endangered species.
gelada
/ ˈɡɛl-; dʒɪˈlɑːdə; ˈdʒɛlədə; ɡɪ- /
noun
- a NE African baboon, Theropithecus gelada, with dark brown hair forming a mane over the shoulders, a bare red chest, and a ridged muzzle: family Cercopithecidae Also calledgelada baboon
Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gelada1
Example Sentences
The premiere visits mountains that are home to snow leopards, golden eagles, mountain goats, barnacle goslings and gelada monkeys.
Now, after a year of observation, the preliminary results are finally in, but until the numbers are crunched, the jury is still out on what specific advice the gelada relationship hotline might have in store for bickering old married me.
The Ethiopian Highlands will have gelada baboons, distinctive for the red hourglass-shaped patch of skin on their chests.
The gelada barely blinked an eye at the nearby predators because they knew the wolves aren’t interested in them.
The gelada’s foraging activity apparently disturbs the rodents from their safe dens.
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