noun

chimpanzee

chimpanzee

The chimpanzee peeled a banana.

The chimpanzee peeled a banana.

((a/the)) chimpanzee ((...)) a type of ape We saw a chimpanzee at the zoo.

Synonyms: ape, primate

From a Bantu language of Africa, possibly Kivili 'ci-mpenzi'.

Often shortened to 'chimp'. Picture a chimp swinging from a tree.

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