chimpanzee Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
    Pan troglodytes; chimp.

WordNet

Chim*pan"zee noun
Etymology
From the native name: cf. F. chimpanzé, chimpansé, chimpanzée.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An african ape (Anthropithecus troglodytes , Pan troglodytesor Troglodytes niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. When full grown, it is from three to four feet high.

Webster 1913