chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
Other meanings
A great ape of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Kinds of chimpanzee
- western chimpanzee
- eastern chimpanzee
- pygmy chimpanzee
Example sentences
Word history
From French "chimpanzé".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “chimpanzee” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.