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chimpanzee

noun

  1. ape
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/ / /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pənˈziː/ / /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pænˈziː/

noun

Etymology: The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738. The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé.

  1. Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
  2. An ape of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.