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チャクマヒヒ

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Meanings

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noun

Chacma baboon; Cape baboon

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to Papio ursinus, a baboon species native to southern Africa.

チャクマヒヒは南みなみアフリカに生せい息そくする大おお型がたのヒヒです。
The Chacma baboon is a large baboon that lives in South Africa.

Written forms

チャクマヒヒ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
チャクマ狒ひ狒ひ
Kanji spelling 狒狒 is rare and may not be widely recognized; the katakana form is strongly preferred.

Kanji

狒baboon

Etymology

From English 'Chacma' (via Khoikhoi) + Japanese 狒狒 (hihi, 'baboon'). The exact derivation of 'Chacma' is uncertain.