hamadryas

hamadryas
A large baboon, Papio hamadryas, from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt

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  • Hamadryas — Hamadryas …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hamadryas — [ amadrijas ] n. m. • 1805; mot lat., du gr. hamadruas; cf. hamadryade ♦ Grand singe cynocéphale d Afrique, remarquable par la disposition de sa crinière. L hamadryas était le singe sacré de l ancienne Égypte. ● hamadryas nom masculin (même étym …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Hamadryas — may refer to:* Hamadryas (mythology), the daughter of Oreios and mother of the Hamadryads in Greek mythology,* The Hamadryas Baboon, Papio hamadryas , a species of Old World monkey. * Hamadryas (butterfly) , a genus of nymphalid butterflies known …   Wikipedia

  • Hamadryas — Ha*ma dry*as (h[.a]*m[=a] dr[i^]*[a^]s), n. [L., a hamadryad. See {Hamadryad}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The sacred baboon of Egypt ({Cynocephalus Hamadryas}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hamadryas — (H. Commers.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Ranunculaceae Anemoneae, Diöcie, Polyandrie L,; Arten: H. magel lanica, Pflänzchen an der Magelhaensstraße; H. tomentosa, ebenda …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Hamadryas — HAMADRYAS, dis, Gr. Ἁμάδρυας, δος, des Orius Tochter, zeugete mit ihrem Bruder Orybus acht Töchter, deren Namen die Benennung eben so vieler Bäume waren. Sie heißen Karya, Nußbaum, Balanos. Wallnußbaum, Graneum oder Kraneion, Kornelskirschbaum,… …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • Hamadryas —   [griechisch], der Mantelpavian, Paviane …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hamadryas — Hamad …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hamadryas — ham·a·dry·as (hăm ə drīʹəs) n. A baboon (Papio hamadryas) of northern Africa and Arabia, the adult male of which has a heavy mane. Also called sacred baboon.   [Latin, hamadryad. See hamadryad.] * * * ▪ primate also called  sacred baboon , or… …   Universalium

  • hamadryas — karčiuotasis pavianas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Papio hamadryas angl. hamadryas baboon; hamadryas sacred baboon vok. Bergaffe; Mantel Pavian rus. гамадрил; плащеносный павиан pranc. hamadryas;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Hamadryas Io — Peacock Pea cock (p[=e] k[o^]k ), n. [OE. pecok. Pea in this word is from AS. pe[ a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us, t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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