Pan troglodytes verus

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A western African chimpanzee with a pale face that is endangered

noun

Specialized

: chimpancé occidental

The Pan troglodytes verus population is critically endangered due to habitat loss.

Examples

Conservation efforts are underway to protect the remaining Pan troglodytes verus in their natural habitat.
Researchers observed several unique behaviors among Pan troglodytes verus in western African forests.
The Pan troglodytes verus is known for its intelligence.
Many researchers study the Pan troglodytes verus in their natural habitat.
Conservation efforts are underway to protect the remaining Pan troglodytes verus in their natural habitat.
Researchers observed several unique behaviors among Pan troglodytes verus in western African forests.
The Pan troglodytes verus population is critically endangered due to habitat loss.

Synonyms

western chimpanzee

vsPan troglodytes verus

Specialized

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A type of chimpanzee that lives in West Africa and has lighter faces and different genes from other chimpanzees

is the same subspecies but presents distinctness as possible rather than certain

Surface Forms

Pan troglodytes verus singular

Pan troglodytes verus plural

Morphology

Pan + troglodytes + verus

This is a Linnaean scientific name: knowing 'Pan' as the genus of apes would clue a learner that the phrase refers to a chimpanzee, so there is some compositional information. However, the remaining elements are Latin/Greek taxonomic epithets and the trinomial functions as a conventional label for a particular subspecies and geographic distribution, information that cannot be fully derived from the constituent meanings alone.

Etymology

Pan troglodytes verus may come from old language parts: Pan for the ape group, troglodytes meaning 'cave-dweller', and verus meaning 'true'. So the long name points to a particular 'true' chimp from western Africa and gives a simple image to help you remember this subspecies.