chacma

English

chacma baboon

Noun

chacma (plural chacmas)

1. A species of baboon from Southern Africa, .
   • 1908, H N Hutchinson, Charles John Cornish, The Standard Library of Natural History

     The chacmas live in companies in the kopjes, whence they descend to forage […]

   • 2006, Marty Essen, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet:

     We sat quietly on the far side of the water as the chacmas treated us to a scene featuring a near-complete life cycle of activity.

Synonyms

• Cape baboon
• chacma baboon

Anagrams

• maccha