Goodall

American  

[good-awl] / ˈgʊdˌɔl /

noun

1. Jane, born 1934, English primatologist and zoologist.

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Goodall Scientific  

/ gd′ôl /

1. British zoologist whose study of the life and habitat of the chimpanzee has greatly increased understanding of primate behavior. Goodall's research demonstrated that chimpanzees are capable of complex emotional relationships, and have the skill and intelligence to make tools. She has been a leader in international conservation efforts.

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Example Sentences

Losing Goodall and the visibility she brought was a blow, but the students were eager to act.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The vision was conceived by Jane Goodall, the late, famed chimpanzee expert, and Margarita Pagliai, who founded Seven Arrows and Little Dolphins Preschool in the Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Only once before in recorded history has war between chimpanzees been documented, by none other than the late primatologist Jane Goodall.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Primatologist Jane Goodall observed what may have been a similar split and subsequent violence among chimpanzees in Tanzania in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Three retired gill- netters—Gillon Crichton, Sam Goodall, and Eric Hoffman, Sr.—were sworn in as deputies by San Piedro’s sheriff for the purpose of guarding its contents.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson