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chacma baboon
(chacma ba¦boon)
Pronunciation:
/ˈtʃakmə/
noun
a dark grey baboon which lives on the savannah of southern Africa.
Papio ursinus
, family
Cercopithecidae
Origin:
mid 19th century
: from Khoikhoi
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