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- [man-dril]
- /ˈmæn drɪl/
- /ˈmæn.drɪl/
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- [man-dril]
- /ˈmæn drɪl/
Definitions of mandrill word
- noun mandrill a large baboon, Mandrillus (or Papio) sphinx, of western Africa, the male of which has a face brightly marked with blue and scarlet and a muzzle that is ribbed: an endangered species. 1
- noun mandrill A large West African baboon with a brightly colored red and blue face, the male having a blue rump. 1
- noun mandrill an Old World monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, of W Africa. It has a short tail and brown hair, and the ridged muzzle, nose, and hindquarters are red and blue 0
- noun mandrill a large, fierce, strong baboon (Mandrillus sphinx) of W Africa: the male has blue and scarlet patches on the face and rump 0
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Origin of mandrill
First appearance:
before 1735 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1735-45; man1 + drill4
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Parts of speech for Mandrill
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mandrill popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mandrill
noun mandrill
- monkey — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
- chacma — a baboon, Papio (or Chaeropithecus) ursinus, having coarse greyish hair and occurring in southern and eastern Africa
- ape — Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
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