chimpanzee

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

The first use of the name chimpanzee did not occur until 1738. The name is derived from a Tshiluba language term kivili-chimpenze, which is the local name for the animal and translates loosely as mockman or possibly just ape.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /tʃɪmˈpæn.zi/, /ˌtʃɪm.pənˈziː/; SAMPA: /tSIm"p{n.zi/, /%tSIm.p@n"zi:/

[edit] Noun

chimpanzee (plural chimpanzees)

1. A great ape of the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans.

[edit] Synonyms

• chimp

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