chimpanzee

noun

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chim·pan·zee | \ (ˌ)chim-ˌpan-ˈzē

, -pən-ˈzē, -ˈpan-zē

, sometimes (ˌ)shim- \

Definition of chimpanzee

: an anthropoid ape (Pan troglodytes) of equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla — compare bonobo

Examples of chimpanzee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, 20 other zoos have joined the hashtag herd, with #ZooGlamourShots that include Lola the baby chimpanzee from the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore and Baku the tapir from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash. — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, "San Antonio Zoo's #ZooGlamourShots hashtag and animal photos go wild on social media," 13 Apr. 2021 Both chimpanzee communities and human hunter-gatherer groups are extremely aggressive toward outsiders. — Bruce Peterson, Star Tribune, "Counterpoint: Beware the dangers of bare-knuckled majority rule," 17 Apr. 2021 The Oxford-Astra vaccine uses a chimpanzee adenovirus to achieve the response, while J&J’s is derived from humans. — Naomi Kresge, Fortune, "Johnson & Johnson to delay Europe vaccine rollout amid U.S. pause over six blood clot cases," 13 Apr. 2021 The AstraZeneca vaccine employs a chimpanzee adenovirus to carry DNA into recipients to spark an immune response against the coronavirus. — New York Times, "Blood Clots Linked to AstraZeneca Vaccine Stem From Rare Antibody Reaction," 9 Apr. 2021 At least a dozen animals, including monkeys, lemurs and one chimpanzee, died after record-setting cold and snow left a Texas animal sanctuary without power, officials said. — NBC News, "Chimpanzee, monkeys and lemurs die after Texas sanctuary loses power," 18 Feb. 2021 Her aim in citing the chimpanzee is to make this grief appear more natural, and so remove the shame and stigma associated with miscarriages that keep them from being well understood. — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, "The Struggle to Define Life," 12 Mar. 2021 The chimpanzee did not freeze to death, according to Feral. — NBC News, "Chimpanzee, monkeys and lemurs die after Texas sanctuary loses power," 18 Feb. 2021 These cores can be carried into a cell sheathed in a tiny lipid droplet or a harmless chimpanzee virus. — Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, "Is It Safe to Delay a Second COVID Vaccine Dose?," 10 Feb. 2021

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