Chimpanzee

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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