chimpanzee
名词 n.
英 /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/|/ˌt͡ʃɪm.pənˈziː/|/ˌt͡ʃɪm.pænˈziː/
美 /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/|/ˌt͡ʃɪm.pənˈziː/|/ˌt͡ʃɪm.pænˈziː/
英文释义
名词 n.
- Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
- An ape of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
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词源
The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738.
The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé.
The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé.
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