Crossword-Solution: CHACMA
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Chacma | n. | A large species of African baboon (Cynocephalus porcarius); -- called also ursine baboon. [See Illust. of Baboon.] |
We have 7 clues for the answer “CHACMA”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Baboon of South Africa. | 1 answer |
| S. African baboon. | 1 answer |
| AFRICAN baboon | 4 answers |
| BABOON RELATIVE | 10 answers |
| baboon West African | 12 answers |
| Baboon | 13 answers |
| AFRICA PRIMATE | 23 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with CHACMA (5)
They were of the species known as the "pig-faced" baboon or "chacma" (_Cynocephalus porcarius_), which is found in nearly every part of South Africa where there are high cliffs with caves and crevices--the favourite dwelling-places of the baboon.
Who does not feel disgust when regarding the hideous mandrill--the drill--the hamadryas--or even the chacma? And all these are baboons.
The baboons are peculiar to Africa, and there are six well-known species of them:--the common baboon of North Africa, the "papion" of the south and western coast, the "hamadryas" or "tartarin" of Abyssinia, the "mandrill" and "drill" of Guinea, and the "chacma" of the Cape colony.
The hideous Drills and Mandrills, so well-known in our menageries, belong to this genus; as also the Chacma, or great dog-monkey of the Cape.
The baboons are peculiar to Africa, and there are six well-known species of them:--the common baboon of North Africa, the "papion" of the south and western coast, the "hamadryas or tartarin" of Abyssinia, the "mandrill" and "drill" of Guinea, and the "chacma" of the Cape Colony.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1963–1967).