English Explanatory Dictionary

chimpanzee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/ /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pənˈziː/ /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pænˈziː/ en-us-chimpanzee.ogg

Word forms

chimpanzee chimpanzees japanzee

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.

Synonyms

chimp

Derived words

antichimpanzee central chimpanzee ChHV chimp Chimpanese chimpanzee fire chimpanzeelike chimpanzoid chuman dwarf chimpanzee humanzee manpanzee pygmy chimpanzee Trumpanzee

Translations

Polish: szympans Polish: szympans zwyczajny
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