chimpanzee
[ chim-pan-zee, chim-pan-zee ]
/ ˌtʃɪm pænˈzi, tʃɪmˈpæn zi /
noun
a large, somewhat arboreal anthropoid ape, Pan troglodytes, of equatorial Africa, having a brown-to-black coat, a relatively hairless face with a rounded muzzle, prominent ears, and hands adapted for knuckle-walking, noted for its intelligence and humanlike behavior: now greatly reduced in number and threatened with extinction in the wild.
Compare
pygmy chimpanzee.
Origin of chimpanzee
First recorded in 1730–40; presumably < a Bantu language of the Atlantic coast
Words nearby chimpanzee
chimney wheel,
chimney-pot hat,
chimneypiece,
chimneypot,
chimp,
chimpanzee,
chimu,
chin,
chin ball,
chin cactus,
chin cough
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British Dictionary definitions for chimpanzee
chimpanzee
/ (ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː) /
noun
a gregarious and intelligent anthropoid ape, Pan troglodytes, inhabiting forests in central W Africa
Word Origin for chimpanzee
C18: from Kongo dialect