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‖ chacma|ˈtʃækmə|
A kind of baboon (Cynocephalus porcarius) found in S. Africa.
1835Penny Cycl. III. 229/2 The Chacma, so called from the Hottentot word T'Chackamma, the aboriginal name of this baboon in South Africa..when full grown, is equal in size, and much superior in strength, to a common English mastiff. Ibid. 230/1 A full-grown chacma is more than a match for two good dogs. 1855Mayne Reid Bush Boys 447 Totty dispersing the Chacmas. |