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chacma

WordNet
  1. (n) chacma
    greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) chacma
    The Hottentot name of a South African baboon, Cynocephalus porcarius.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Chacma
    chak′ma a South African baboon.
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Native name

Usage in the news

0 Chacma baboons are picky about whom they forage with, according to a study published in the American Naturalist. latimes.com

Chacma baboons draw upon a rich repertoire of vocal signals to express themselves. pbs.org

Usage in literature

TOTTY AND THE CHACMAS. "The Bush Boys" by Captain Mayne Reid

In the same house there was a large dog-faced ape (chacma) named "Joe," whose friend and companion was a little white and black kitten. "The Dawn of Reason" by James Weir

TOTTY AND THE CHACMAS. "Popular Adventure Tales" by Mayne Reid

They include the chacma, drill, common baboon, and mandrill. "The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3" by Various