bonobo

bo·no·bo

noun \bə-ˈnō-bō; ˈbä-nə-bō, -nō-\

plural bo·no·bos

Definition of BONOBO

: a rare anthropoid ape (Pan paniscus) that has a more slender build and longer limbs than the related common chimpanzee (P. troglodytes) and that inhabits a small geographic region in equatorial Africa south of the Congo River —called also pygmy chimpanzee

Origin of BONOBO

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1954

Rhymes with BONOBO

adobo