Antonyms for chimpanzee

Grammar : Noun

Spell : chim-pan-zee, chim-pan-zee

Phonetic Transcription : ˌtʃɪm pænˈzi, tʃɪmˈpæn zi

giant

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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for chimpanzee

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