chimpanzee

3 definitions found

chimpanzee - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chimpanzee \Chim*pan"zee\ (ch[i^]m*p[a^]n"z[-e]; 277), n. [From
     the native name: cf. F. chimpanz['e], chimpans['e],
     chimpanz['e]e.] (Zool.)
     An african ape (Pan troglodytes, formerly Anthropithecus troglodytes
     , or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more
     nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is
     the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full
     grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called
     the pygmy chimpanzee, or bonobo, has been recently
     recognized as a separate species.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

chimpanzee - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chimpanzee
      n 1: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African
           forests [syn: chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes]

chimpanzee - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "chimpanzee":
     Cape polecat, ape, bar, bear, cavy, chimp, coon, ferret, foumart,
     glutton, groundhog, guinea pig, hedgehog, monk, monkey, mousehound,
     opossum, polecat, porcupine, possum, prairie dog, quill pig,
     raccoon, skunk, weasel, whistle-pig, wolverine, woodchuck, zoril