chimpanzee : Idioms & Phrases

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central chimpanzee

  • noun black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees
    Pan troglodytes troglodytes.
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eastern chimpanzee

  • noun long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely related to the central chimpanzees
    Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii.
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Pygmy chimpanzee

  • noun small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species
    Pan paniscus; bonobo.
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  • a species of anthropoid ape (Pan paniscus) resembling the chimpanzee, but somewhat smaller; also called bonobo. It is considered (1996) as having the closest genetic relationship to humans of any other animal. It is found in forests in Zaire, and is an endangered species.
Webster 1913

western chimpanzee

  • noun masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species
    Pan troglodytes verus.
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