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chimpanzee (encz) | chimpanzee,šimpanz n: [zoo.] Radka D. |
Chimpanzee (gcide) | Chimpanzee \Chim*pan"zee\ (ch[i^]m*p[a^]n"z[-e]; 277), n. [From
the native name: cf. F. chimpanz['e], chimpans['e],
chimpanz['e]e.] (Zool.)
An african ape (Pan troglodytes, formerly {Anthropithecus
troglodytes}, or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more
nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is
the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full
grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called
the pygmy chimpanzee, or bonobo, has been recently
recognized as a separate species.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
chimpanzee (wn) | chimpanzee
n 1: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African
forests [syn: chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
central chimpanzee (encz) | central chimpanzee, n: |
chimpanzees (encz) | chimpanzees,šimpanzi n: pl. [zoo.] Zdeněk Brož |
eastern chimpanzee (encz) | eastern chimpanzee, n: |
pygmy chimpanzee (encz) | pygmy chimpanzee, n: |
western chimpanzee (encz) | western chimpanzee, n: |
Chimpanzee (gcide) | Chimpanzee \Chim*pan"zee\ (ch[i^]m*p[a^]n"z[-e]; 277), n. [From
the native name: cf. F. chimpanz['e], chimpans['e],
chimpanz['e]e.] (Zool.)
An african ape (Pan troglodytes, formerly {Anthropithecus
troglodytes}, or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more
nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is
the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full
grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called
the pygmy chimpanzee, or bonobo, has been recently
recognized as a separate species.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
pygmy chimpanzee (gcide) | bonobo \bo*no"bo\ (b[-o]*n[=o]"b[=o]), n.
An anthropoid ape (Pan paniscus), resembling but smaller
than the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); -- called
also pygmy chimpanzee. It is found in the forests of Zaire.
Its genome is the closest known to humans, differing by less
than 2% in nucleotide sequence.
Syn: pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy chimp.
[PJC] |
central chimpanzee (wn) | central chimpanzee
n 1: black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related
to eastern chimpanzees [syn: central chimpanzee, {Pan
troglodytes troglodytes}] |
eastern chimpanzee (wn) | eastern chimpanzee
n 1: long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely
related to the central chimpanzees [syn: {eastern
chimpanzee}, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii] |
pygmy chimpanzee (wn) | pygmy chimpanzee
n 1: small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened
species [syn: pygmy chimpanzee, bonobo, Pan paniscus] |
western chimpanzee (wn) | western chimpanzee
n 1: masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa;
distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees;
possibly a distinct species [syn: western chimpanzee,
Pan troglodytes verus] |
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