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Definition of Genus Papio
1. Noun. Baboons.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Cercopithecidae, Family Cercopithecidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Papio
Literary usage of Genus Papio
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"The neit 2 species, forming the genus papio of Brisson, have the tail very
short (almost a tubercle), ..."
2. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"... The author then introduces to the reader's notice the genus Papio as the last
and lowest of the groups which inhabit the Asiatic continent and the great ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1908)
"baboon thus far examined, nor did they show the characters of the genus Papio.
They were identified by their crystallographic characters as belonging to the ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... medium-tailed Egyptian monkey, scientifically known as Papio anubis; in a
wider sense applied to all the members of the genus Papio (formerly known as ..."
5. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1839)
"The author then introduces to tho reader's notice the genus Papio as the last
and lowest of the groups which inhabit the Asiatic continent and the great ..."