noun
mandrill
Mandrill (noun) means a large monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, known for its brightly coloured face and rear.
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A large monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, known for its brightly coloured face and rear.
"Mandrills occur in Gabon, Congo, Rio Muni and in Cameroon, to the south of the Sanaga River."
— Alan Dixson, 2: Behaviour and reproduction (2003)
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Etymology
Formed from man and drill (“Mandrillus leucophaeus”). It replaced the earlier English word man-tiger, and is first recorded in 1744.
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"mandrill" (noun) means a large monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, known for its brightly coloured face and rear.
