gelada

gel·a·da

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Definitions of gelada word

noun gelada a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a brown coat and, in the male, a luxuriant mane: an endangered species. 1
noun gelada A brownish baboon with a long mane and naked red rump, native to Ethiopia. 1
noun gelada a NE African baboon, Theropithecus gelada, with dark brown hair forming a mane over the shoulders, a bare red chest, and a ridged muzzle: family Cercopithecidae 0
noun gelada an Ethiopian baboon (Theropithecus gelada) characterized by a bare red patch on the chest 0
noun gelada a species of Old World monkey, Theropithecus gelada, distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests. 0

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45; < Amharic čʾällada; perhaps akin to the Cushitic word for the baboon; compare Oromo jaldeessa

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