chimpanzee 
chim·pan·zee [chimpanzee chimpanzees] BrE [ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː] NAmE [ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː] (also informal chimp) noun  a small intelligent African ↑ape (= an animal like a large ↑monkey without a tail) Word Origin: mid 18th cent.: from French chimpanzé, from Kikongo (a language spoken in central Africa).
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