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Definition of Chimp
1. Noun. Intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests.
Generic synonyms: Great Ape, Pongid
Group relationships: Genus Pan, Pan
Specialized synonyms: Pan Troglodytes Verus, Western Chimpanzee, Eastern Chimpanzee, Pan Troglodytes Schweinfurthii, Central Chimpanzee, Pan Troglodytes Troglodytes, Bonobo, Pan Paniscus, Pygmy Chimpanzee
Definition of Chimp
1. Noun. (informal) (short for chimpanzee) ¹
2. Verb. (informal often pejorative) To review every image on a digital camera after taking them. ¹
3. Verb. (informal often pejorative) To get very excited when showing images on a digital camera. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chimp
1. a chimpanzee [n -S] - See also: chimpanzee
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimp
Literary usage of Chimp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1872)
"Obturator externus in chimp, had its origin, in general, as in man. Gastrocnemius in
chimp, was as in man and was large, but the muscular fibres were ..."
2. Neither Created Nor Evolved: Living Joyously Without a Creator by Walter Prytulak (2001)
"No great intelligence was required of Charlie the chimp to do what we asked him
to do. We could actually have substituted for him, the wind, hail, ..."
3. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"... it is pronounced rhi-mb/io-ndo-yo-lo ; also chimp' ... chimp'uli, 4, A POT
WITH NARROW MOUTH ..."
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