|chimˌpan|zē, |shim-; chimˈpanzē, shim-, -zi; -paan-; also |chimpən|zē or |shimpən- sometimes ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷_zē or ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷_zi or ( prob by dissimilation of nasals ) chə̇ˈpanzē or shə̇- or -zi noun
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Etymology: Kongo dialect chimpenzi, kimpenzi
: an anthropoid ape ( Pan troglodytes syn. Anthropopithecus troglodytes or Simia satyrus ) of the equatorial forests of Africa that rarely stands erect, habitually uses its arms in walking, rests on the knuckles, and that is smaller and more arboreal in habit than the gorilla, less fierce, being easily tamed when taken young, and having a rounder head with large ears
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