papion

English

Etymology

Probably from a native name: compare Spanish papion.

Noun

papion (plural papions)

  1. A West African baboon (Mandrillus sphinx), allied to the chacma.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for papion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Romanian

Etymology

From French papillon

Noun

papion n (plural papioane)

  1. bowtie
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