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chacma

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chac·ma  (chkm)
n.
A grayish-black baboon (Papio ursinus) of southern and eastern Africa.
[Possibly of Khokhoin origin.]
chacma [ˈtʃækmə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a baboon, Papio (or Chaeropithecus) ursinus, having coarse greyish hair and occurring in southern and eastern Africa
[from Khoikhoi]
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Noun1.chacma - greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africachacma - greyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa
chacma baboon, Papio ursinus
baboon - large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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