CHIMPANZEE
chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes
(noun) intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chimpanzee (plural chimpanzees)
A species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans.
Synonym: chimp
Holonym: chimpkind
Source: Wiktionary
Chim*pan"zee, n. Etym: [From the native name: cf. F. chimpanzé,
chimpansé, chimpanzée.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An african ape (Anthropithecus troglodytes or Troglodytes
niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than
any other ape. When full grown, it is from three to four feet high.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition