pygmy chimpanzee
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of pygmy chimpanzee
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee – humankind’s closest living relative – has mastered the human art of babytalk.
From The Guardian
On 1 June 1698 the foremost anatomist of the day, Edward Tyson, came before the Royal Society to present his findings on the dissection of a pygmy chimpanzee.
From BBC
But the great apes, and the pygmy chimpanzee Pan paniscus in particular, go much further.
From The Guardian
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