Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamadryas

/ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: hamadryas
IPA: /ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.

Inflected Forms

hamadryases (plural)

Synonyms

hamadryad hamadryas baboon holy baboon

Questions

How do you pronounce hamadryas?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/.
What does hamadryas mean?: A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.

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