chimpanzee

== English == === Alternative forms === japanzee (obsolete) === Etymology === The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738. The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/, /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pənˈziː/, /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pænˈziː/ === Noun === chimpanzee (plural chimpanzees) Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo. Synonym: chimp Hyponyms: blackback, silverback Holonym: chimpkind (dated) A great ape of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===