humanzee
[ hyoo-muhn-zee or, often, yoo‐ ]
/ ˌhyu mənˈzi or, often, ˌyu‐ /
noun
a hypothetical hybrid of human and chimpanzee: attempts at such hybridization have been substantiated, but no actual specimens have been verified.
Origin of humanzee
Coined by Gordon Gallup (born 1941), U.S. evolutionary biologist about 1975; blend of
human and
chimpanzee