pygmy chimpanzee

[pig-mee chim-pan-zee, chim-pan-zee]

noun

1. (formerly) bonobo.

pygmy chimpanzee

noun

1. another name for bonobo

Word History and Origins

Origin of pygmy chimpanzee¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee – humankind’s closest living relative – has mastered the human art of babytalk.

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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.

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But the great apes, and the pygmy chimpanzee Pan paniscus in particular, go much further.

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