chimp

noun

ˈchimp How to pronounce chimp (audio)
 sometimes  ˈshimp

Examples of chimp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After the birth of the new chimp, the baby and her mother, Rozi, did well initially. Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2024 James Fellows Yates of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and his colleagues analyzed DNA from bacteria preserved in Neandertal tartar and compared it with bacterial DNA from the teeth of modern chimps, gorillas, howler monkeys and modern humans. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 On the whole, chimps are significantly more violent as a group than bonobos, with bands of males engaging in sometimes mortal combat with other bands over access to food, territory, and females. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024 Noa lives in the blissful world of the Eagle Clan of chimps, who have made their home in overgrown utility pole towers. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for chimp 

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Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chimp was in 1877

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“Chimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimp. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

chimp

noun
ˈchimp How to pronounce chimp (audio)
ˈshimp

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