Main Entry: ba·boon

Pronunciation: \ba-ˈbün, chiefly British bə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English babewin, from Middle French babouin, from baboue grimace

Date: 15th century

: any of a genus (Papio) of large gregarious primates of Africa and southwestern Asia having a long square naked muzzle; also : any of several closely related primates

[baboon illustration]