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An intelligent African ape that is one of the closest living relatives of humans.
The chimpanzee used a stick to pull insects out of the log.
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· an intelligent african ape...
chimp
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chimpanzees
Derived forms
antichimpanzeechhvchimpchimpanesechimpanzeelikechimpanzoidchumanhumanzeemanpanzeetrumpanzee
Etymology
The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738. The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé.
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