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Synonyms for chimpanzee

Grammar : Noun
Spell : chim-pan-zee, chim-pan-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌtʃɪm pænˈzi, tʃɪmˈpæn zi

Top 10 synonyms for chimpanzee
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Définition 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

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