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



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