chacma

chac·ma

C0222100 (chăk′mə)n. A grayish to dark brown or black baboon (Papio ursinus) of southern Africa, having a distinctively downward-pointing face.

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[Possibly of Khokhoin origin.]

chacma

(ˈtʃækmə) n (Animals) a baboon, Papio (or Chaeropithecus) ursinus, having coarse greyish hair and occurring in southern and eastern Africa[C19: from Khoikhoi]

chac•ma

(ˈtʃæk mə)

n., pl. -mas. a large, brown-gray baboon, Papio ursinus, of S Africa. [1825–35; (< Dutch) < Khoikhoi]

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Noun

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chacma - greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africachacma baboon, Papio ursinusbaboon - large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles