The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cynocephalus Hamadryas
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).
Usage examples of "cynocephalus hamadryas".
Apart from their custom of eating meat cut from living beasts, they are accursed because of their alleged association with the Cynocephalus hamadryas (Sacred Baboon).