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chimpanzee
[ chim-pan-zee, chim-pan-zee ]
noun
- a very social great ape of sub-Saharan Africa, belonging to the genus Pan and having a brown-to-black coat, a relatively hairless face with a rounded muzzle, prominent ears, and hands adapted for knuckle-walking, and noted for its intelligence and humanlike behavior: both species, the common chimpanzee ( P. troglodytes ) and the bonobo ( P. paniscus ), are greatly reduced in number and considered endangered.
chimpanzee
/ ˌʃɪæˈː /
noun
- a gregarious and intelligent anthropoid ape, Pan troglodytes, inhabiting forests in central W Africa
Word History and Origins
Origin of chimpanzee1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chimpanzee1
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Example Sentences
Researchers at Durham University found that chimpanzees were as likely to console one another as bonobos - even though the latter is typically considered the more "empathic" primate.
His rise, fall and resurgence were recently told in the biopic Better Man, in which he is portrayed by a chimpanzee.
Our anatomy has barely changed from our common ancestor with chimpanzees.
Better Man tells the story of Robbie Williams and his rise to fame - but he is portrayed by an anthropomorphic chimpanzee.
Robbie Williams had a good chance of an Oscar nomination this year thanks to Better Man, the biopic which sees him depicted as a CGI chimpanzee.
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