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Type Words
Synonyms chimpanzee, pan troglodytes
Type of pongid, great ape
Has types eastern chimpanzee, western chimpanzee, central chimpanzee, pygmy chimpanzee, bonobo, pan paniscus, pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, pan troglodytes troglodytes, pan troglodytes verus

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I happen to have a thing for chimps, so my boyfriend gives me chimp thingiedoos.
From the ocregister.com
In the 80s and 90s researchers conducted a study comparing a chimp and a bonobo.
From the newscientist.com
The trapdoor got a lot more use when the victim chimp was allowed to trigger it.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Ever seen a chimp turn its nose up in disgust at copulation going on next to it?
From the guardian.co.uk
Ham's backup, Minnie, was the only female chimp trained for the Mercury program.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The genes evolved since human and chimp lineages split and so are unique to us.
From the newscientist.com
Nash still has an optic nerve, even though the chimp attack destroyed her eyes.
From the sacbee.com
She spends a lot of time playing tag with Dougie, a nine-year-old chimp friend.
From the sacbee.com
Casey also said a chimp named Bo bit off the tip of his nose at the farm in 1992.
From the stltoday.com
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  • Chimpanzee, sometimes colloquially chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan. ...
  • Chimping is a colloquial term used in digital photography (especially when using a digital single-lens reflex camera) to describe the habit of checking every photo on the camera display (LCD) immediately after capture. Chimp is an acronym for CHeck IMage Preview.
  • Short for chimpanzee; To review every image on a digital camera after taking them; To get very excited when showing images on a digital camera
  • (Chimps) Best known of the non-human primates. Structurally similar to gorillas, but ecological adaptations differ. They are mostly terrestrial knuckle walkers, but also can brachiate in trees. May walk bipedally for sort distances. Chimps are highly excitable, active and noisy. ...
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  • (chimps) a small African human-like ape
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