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MANDRILLUS SPHINX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mandrillus sphinx mean?
• MANDRILLUS SPHINX (noun)
The noun MANDRILLUS SPHINX has 1 sense:
1. baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters
Familiarity information: MANDRILLUS SPHINX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
mandrill; Mandrillus sphinx
Hypernyms ("Mandrillus sphinx" is a kind of...):
baboon (large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles)
Holonyms ("Mandrillus sphinx" is a member of...):
genus Mandrillus; Mandrillus (baboons)
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