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chimpanzee
noun
chim·pan·zee
(ˌ)chim-ˌpan-ˈzē 
-pən-ˈzē,
-ˈpan-zē
sometimes (ˌ)shim-
: an anthropoid ape (Pan troglodytes) of equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla compare bonobo
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The other co-defendant, Jason Clay, was found to have illegally sold a chimpanzee to Antle in exchange for $200,000 in cash and a juvenile gibbon.
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Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 9 July 2025
The same vulnerability is not present in chimpanzees or other non-human primates, the team report.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Praveen Moman, founder of Volcanoes Safaris, a tour company specializing in gorilla and chimpanzee ecotourism in Uganda and Rwanda since 1997, personally witnessed the above during the lockdowns.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In 2013, researchers from Lund University repeatedly yawned at 33 chimpanzees in cages and found that the chimps consistently yawned back.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
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Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 9 July 2025
The same vulnerability is not present in chimpanzees or other non-human primates, the team report.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Praveen Moman, founder of Volcanoes Safaris, a tour company specializing in gorilla and chimpanzee ecotourism in Uganda and Rwanda since 1997, personally witnessed the above during the lockdowns.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In 2013, researchers from Lund University repeatedly yawned at 33 chimpanzees in cages and found that the chimps consistently yawned back.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
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“Chimpanzee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimpanzee. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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chimpanzee
noun
chim·pan·zee
ˌchim-ˌpan-ˈzē
ˌshim-
ˌshim-
chim-ˈpan-zē,
shim-
: an African ape that is related to the gorilla but is smaller and spends more of its time in trees
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chimpanzee
noun
chim·pan·zee
ˌchim-ˌpan-ˈzē
ˌshim-
ˌshim-
-pən-; chim-ˈpan-zē,
shim-
: an anthropoid ape of the genus Pan (P. troglodytes) found in equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla see bonobo
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