Defn: A baboon. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
BABILLARD
Bab"il*lard, n. Etym: [F., a babbler.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The lesser whitethroat of Europe; — called also babbling warbler.
BABINGTONITE
Bab"ing*ton*ite, n. Etym: [From Dr. Babbington.] (Min.)
Defn: A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
BABIROUSSA; BABIRUSSA Bab`i*rous"sa, Bab`i*rus"sa (, n. Etym: [F. babiroussa, fr.Malay babi hog + r deer.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large hoglike quadruped (Sus, or Porcus, babirussa) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved.
BABISH
Bab"ish, a.
Defn: Like a babe; a childish; babyish. [R.] "Babish imbecility."
Drayton.
— Bab"ish*ly, adv.
— Bab"ish*ness, n. [R.]
BABISM Bab"ism, n. Etym: [From Bab (Pers. bab a gate), the title assumed by the founder, Mirza Ali Mohammed.]