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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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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
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Scored by Philip Glass and intercut with contemporary interviews of Goodall, Jane feels like a portal that drops you into her early years, studying chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Mini Winnie is a western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus), a subspecies whose numbers have plummeted by more than 80% in the last two decades.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Researchers have collected footage of chimpanzees seeking out and sharing alcoholic fruit.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Scored by Philip Glass and intercut with contemporary interviews of Goodall, Jane feels like a portal that drops you into her early years, studying chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Mini Winnie is a western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus), a subspecies whose numbers have plummeted by more than 80% in the last two decades.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Chimpanzee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimpanzee. Accessed 2 May. 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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