CHIMPANZEE


Meaning of CHIMPANZEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)chim-ˌpan-ˈzē, -pən-ˈzē, -ˈpan-zē sometimes ]

(ˌ)shim- noun

Etymology: Kongo dialect chimpenzi

Date: 1738

: an anthropoid ape ( Pan troglodytes ) of equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla — compare bonobo

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