chacma

American  

[chak-muh] / ˈtʃæk mə /

noun

1. a large, brownish-gray baboon, Papio ursinus, of southern Africa.

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chacma British  

/ ˈtʃækmə /

noun

1. a baboon, Papio (or Chaeropithecus ) ursinus, having coarse greyish hair and occurring in southern and eastern Africa

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Etymology

Origin of chacma

First recorded in 1825–35; from Dutch or directly from Khoikhoi, first recorded as chöachamma (1691)

Example Sentences

"This young chacma baboon is sitting on its mother's back playing the fool."

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

For example, previous studies discovered that female chacma baboons with strong social bonds outlived their less social counterparts.

From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2023

Baboons, you know, are Cynocephali or dog-headed monkeys; the species includes drills, mandrills, sphinx, chacma and hamadryas.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Connell, Richard

They include the chacma, drill, common baboon, and mandrill.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

Having heard our guide once or twice exclaim, “If I had but a chacma here,” I at last asked him what a chacma was, and why he wanted one at that particular moment.

From Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs by Phillips, Emma Watts

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