chimpanzee

Meaning

Noun

• Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
• A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which is also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.

Origin

• The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738.
• The name is derived from an unspecified language of Angola, comparable to Vili ci-mpenzi.