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babouin

baboon

noun bah-boo-AN Rare

Usage Note

babouin refers to the large African primate and is also used as an insult for a clumsy or stupid person, a pejorative sense that goes back to Rabelais. Plural: babouins.

Examples

"Le babouin pousse des cris stridents dans la savane."

Natural Translation

The baboon lets out shrill cries on the savanna.

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