pygmy chimpanzee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pygmy chimpanzee
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Ms Schulman’s new novel, “Theory of Bastards”, also revolves around a female scientist who interacts with an endangered great ape—in this case the bonobo, or pygmy chimpanzee.
From Economist • Apr. 19, 2018
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 • Jun. 1, 2015
The 12-year-old pygmy chimpanzee lives with a colony of other apes in a cage complex on the wooded campus of the Georgia State University Language Research Center, near Atlanta.
From Time Magazine Archive
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