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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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Rival trainers brought chimpanzees to town — including a celebrated simian named Joe Mendi, who wore a plaid suit and a fedora hat.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Antle, 64, also must pay a $55,000 fine and forfeit three chimpanzees and nearly $200,000 to the government.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Of course, the closer these species are to us, the better, which is why drug trials are first conducted on mice and even monkeys and chimpanzees.
—Sandro Iannaccone, Wired News, 15 Apr. 2025
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.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 9 July 2025
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Antle, 64, also must pay a $55,000 fine and forfeit three chimpanzees and nearly $200,000 to the government.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Of course, the closer these species are to us, the better, which is why drug trials are first conducted on mice and even monkeys and chimpanzees.
—Sandro Iannaccone, Wired News, 15 Apr. 2025
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.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 9 July 2025
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“Chimpanzee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimpanzee. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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