bavian

noun

ba·​vi·​an

ˈbā-vē-ən,

-vyən

plural -s

: chacma

Word History

Etymology

obsolete German or Dutch; obsolete German bavian (now pavian), from Dutch baviaan, alteration of babiaen

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