chimpanzee

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  1. noun A gregarious anthropoid ape (Pan troglodytes) of tropical Africa, having long dark hair and somewhat arboreal habits and exhibiting humanlike behavior and a high degree of intelligence. It is now considered vulnerable to extinction in the wild.

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  • And the chimpanzee was there as part of this reserve, had actually been placed there by the owners of the reserve. —  CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2006
  • And here the ape -- or gorilla or the chimpanzee was charging again. —  CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2006
  • A Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee is also recuperating at the Cleveland clinic and might be a face transplant patient sometime in the future after she recovers from serious injuries. —  News from www.muscatinejournal.com
  • The habitat of a chimpanzee is the rainforest. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • : Attorneys for a Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee are asking a judge to seal photos of the victim and her medical records from the public.
 

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  1. Portuguese, from Vili (Bantu language of Congo) ci-mpenzi.

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  1. Also written chimpansee, and formerly chimpenza; = F. Portuguese chimpanzé = Spanish chimpancé; from the native Guinea name.
 

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/tʃɪmˈpænzi/
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