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Grammar : Noun |
Spell : chim-pan-zee, chim-pan-zee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌtʃɪm pænˈzi, tʃɪmˈpæn zi |
Definition of chimpanzee
Origin :- 1738, from a Bantu language of Angola (cf. Tshiluba kivili-chimpenze "ape"). Short form chimp first attested 1877.
- As in monkey : noun primate
- As in primate : noun order of mammals
- As in anthropoid : noun ape
- As in primate : noun anthropoid
- As in pygmy : noun small being
- As in simian : noun ape
- But when it is transfused into a chimpanzee there is an harmonious mingling of the two.
- Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
- The subject is closed by a quotation from Grandpré on the habits of the chimpanzee.
- Extract from : « Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution » by Alpheus Spring Packard
- I ask because the Chimpanzee does not open its mouth when astonished, or when listening.
- Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II » by Charles Darwin
- She never favours me with her views,' said Fox-Moore, with his chimpanzee smile.
- Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins
- Kate was very glad to hear that we had let the chimpanzee go.
- Extract from : « In the Wilds of Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston
- The four apes alluded to, are the chimpanzee, the gorilla, the orang and the gibbon.
- Extract from : « Gorillas & Chimpanzees » by R. L. Garner
- They are perhaps less devoted to eating flesh than the chimpanzee.
- Extract from : « Gorillas & Chimpanzees » by R. L. Garner
- I have never seen any other chimpanzee that I so much coveted.
- Extract from : « Gorillas & Chimpanzees » by R. L. Garner
- This is true of the chimpanzee more perhaps than of any other ape.
- Extract from : « Gorillas & Chimpanzees » by R. L. Garner
- The chimpanzee by nature is more sociable and is fond of human society.
- Extract from : « Gorillas & Chimpanzees » by R. L. Garner
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