gel·a·da baboon | \ ˈje-lə-də- 
, ˈge-; jə-ˈlä-də- \
, ˈge-; jə-ˈlä-də- \Definition of gelada baboon
: a large long-haired chiefly herbivorous monkey (Theropithecus gelada) of Ethiopia that feeds especially on grasses and resembles the related baboon
— called also gelada
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