Bab-ōon', n.

noun

n. [O. Eng. ba-bion, babian, Fr. babouin, Sp. babuino, It. babbuino, D. bariaan, L. Ger. bavian, H. Ger. pavaian, L. Lat. ba-boynus, babuynus, baborinus, bābeiynus, babugnia, papio.] (Zool.) A division of the monkeys, belonging to the genus Cynocephalus. They have a long face, a broad, high muzzle, cheek pouches, dog-like tusks, or canine teeth, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are found only on the eastern continent and adjacent islands.

An engraving of a baboon standing upright on its hind legs. — Baboon.