Definition of Chimpenzee
Chimpanzee, a large African ape, from 3 to 4 ft. in height, and more
allied in several respects to man than any other ape: it is found chiefly
in W. Africa.
- Wikipedia
Chim*pan"zee (ch&ibreve;m*păn"z&esl;; 277),
n. [From the native name: cf. F.
chimpanzé, chimpansé,
chimpanzée.] (Zoöl.) An african
ape (Anthropithecus troglodytes or Troglodytes
niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects,
than any other ape. When full grown, it is from three to four
feet high.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A great ape of the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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