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chacma

American  
[chak-muh] / ˈtʃæk mə /

noun

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

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)

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CHACMA, the Hottentot name of the Cape baboon, Papio porcarius, a species inhabiting the mountains of South Africa as far north as the Zambezi.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

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