humanzee
American
[hyoo-man-zee, yoo‐]
/ ˌhju mænˈzi, ˌju‐ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of humanzee
Coined by Gordon Gallup (born 1941), U.S. evolutionary biologist about 1975; blend of human ( def. ) and chimpanzee ( def. )
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