chimpanzee
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- noun
- /ˌʧɪm.pænˈzi/
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chimpancé
- In the jungle, a chimpanzee swung from branch to branch, showcasing its agility.
- chimpanzees and humans
- common chimpanzees
- chimpanzee behavior
So they're found in whales, chimpanzees, elephants, and in humans.
- So they're found in whales, chimpanzees, elephants, and in humans.
- So Joe had tigers, chimpanzees, He had all kinds of monkeys.
- And that is how chimpanzees reassure each other.
- They were way more intelligent than your average chimpanzee, you know, But they're gone.
- But since Wasps and chimpanzees use tools, then it's got to be even older.
- Now, at that time, we didn't know very much about how chimpanzees and humans were related.
- And in fact, if one looks at say, chimpanzee society, it is not friendly.
- It's going from a jellyfish to a chimpanzee or something.
- But then I came across this enormous pen of chimpanzees.
- I'm just saying if you fuck your third cousin, you make a chimpanzee that.
Examples
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We hoped that what we learned about the behavior of forest chimpanzees would shed new light.
Academic text (1991) -
OK, so I'm here to tell you about chimpanzee communication.
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The difference between a human being and a chimpanzee, as Alice pointed out, is very small.
Fiction book (2000) -
Is there any evidence that chimpanzees learn to cook?
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Now, at that time, we didn't know very much about how chimpanzees and humans were related.
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It was incredibly rewarding when the chimpanzees lost their fear of me after four months.
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Closely related species, such as chimpanzees and humans, always have slightly different sets of olfactory genes.
Academic text (2002) -
Scientists study chimpanzees to better understand human evolution and behavior.
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It was incredibly rewarding when the chimpanzees lost their fear of me after four months.
Synonyms
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A large smart ape from African forests that is close to humans
A large wild ape that lives in African forests and uses simple tools
Compounds
- Specialized
A type of chimpanzee with a black face that lives in the forests of central Africa
A small ape from central African forests similar to a chimpanzee that lives in groups
- Specialized
A type of chimpanzee that lives in West Africa and has lighter faces and different genes from other chimpanzees
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chimpanzee comes from a Bantu word like ci-mpenze that early visitors heard in Africa and that meant 'mockman' or 'ape', because these animals looked a little 'like a human'. So the name helps you remember that a chimpanzee is an ape closely related to people.