Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of ape resembling the chimpanzee, by some considered a distinct species, but probably a mere variety of the latter.
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Du Chaillu tells us absolutely nothing, of his own knowledge, regarding the common Chimpanzee; but he informs us of a bald-headed species or variety, the ‘nschiego mbouve’, which builds itself a shelter, and of another rare kind with a comparatively small face, large facial angle, and peculiar note, resembling
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'nschiego mbouve', which builds itself a shelter, and of another rare kind with a comparatively small face, large facial angle, and peculiar note, resembling "Kooloo."
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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'nschiego mbouve', which builds itself a shelter, and of another rare kind with a comparatively small face, large facial angle, and peculiar note, resembling "Kooloo."
Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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