chacma

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noun

A species of baboon from Southern Africa, Papio ursinus.

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Meanings

nounchacma (plural chacmas)

plural chacmas

  1. A species of baboon from Southern Africa, Papio ursinus.

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

    1908, H N Hutchinson, Charles John Cornish, The Standard Library of Natural History
    1 more example

    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.

    2006, Marty Essen, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet

    Synonyms: Cape baboon, chacma baboon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA species of baboon from Southern Africa, Papio ursinus.

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Cape baboonchacma baboon

More synonyms by meaning

noungreyish baboon of southern and eastern Africa

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chacma baboonPapio ursinus
Broader
baboon
Also see
pig-tailed baboon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Machac
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APA

chacma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chacma

MLA

“chacma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chacma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chacma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chacma.

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