chacma
[ chak-muh ]
/ ˈtʃæk mə /
noun
a large, brownish-gray baboon, Papio ursinus, of southern Africa.
Origin of chacma
1825–35; (< D) < Khoikhoi, first recorded as
chöachamma (1691)
Words nearby chacma
chabrier,
chabrol,
chachalaca,
chachka,
chackle,
chacma,
chaco,
chacoan peccary,
chaconne,
chacun à son goût,
chad
Example sentences from the Web for chacma
Who does not feel disgust when regarding the hideous mandrill—the drill—the hamadryas—or even the chacma?
The Bush Boys |Captain Mayne ReidPerhaps the best known of the baboons is the chacma, which is found in South Africa.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History |Theodore WoodThey include the chacma, drill, common baboon, and mandrill.
British Dictionary definitions for chacma
chacma
/ (ˈtʃækmə) /
noun
a baboon, Papio (or Chaeropithecus) ursinus, having coarse greyish hair and occurring in southern and eastern Africa
Word Origin for chacma
C19: from Khoikhoi