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Definition of chimpanzee noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a chimpanzee

chimpanzee

noun

chimpanzee pronunciation English

ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː chimpanzee pronunciation American

chimpanzee pronunciation American

ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː

(also informal chimp)

a small intelligent African ape (= an animal like a large monkey without a tail)