Tschego

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

  Tschego \Tsche"go\, n. [From a native name.] (Zool.)
     A West African anthropoid ape allied to the gorilla and
     chimpanzee, and by some considered only a variety of the
     chimpanzee. It is noted for building large, umbrella-shaped
     nests in trees. Called also {tscheigo}, {tschiego},
     {nschego}, {nscheigo}.


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