noun
chimpanzee
chihm-PAN-zee
noun
1
A highly intelligent great ape native to Africa, one of humanity's closest living relatives.
"Researchers have observed chimpanzees using tools to extract termites."
"The zoo's new chimpanzee enclosure lets visitors watch them up close."
How to Use Chimpanzee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA great ape closely related to humans, often just called a "chimp".
Common pairings
a troop of chimpanzees
chimpanzee behavior
Word Forms
chimpanzees plural
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Etymology
First recorded in English in 1738, borrowed via French from a Bantu-language word from Angola.