bonobo
a small chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, primarily of swamp forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, having long legs, black face, pink lips, and parted hair on its head: an endangered species.
Origin of bonobo
1- Formerly pygmy chimpanzee .
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How to use bonobo in a sentence
Along with chimps, bonobos are our closest relatives, sharing 98.7 percent of our DNA.
Along the way, she describes chimps as violent and often vicious, while bonobos are peaceful and solve problems with sex.
British Dictionary definitions for bonobo
/ (ˈbɒnəbəʊ) /
an anthropoid ape, Pan paniscus, of central W Africa: similar to the chimpanzee but much smaller and having a black face: Also called: pygmy chimpanzee
Origin of bonobo
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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