The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chimpanzee \Chim*pan"zee\ (ch[i^]m*p[a^]n"z[-e]; 277), n. [From the native name: cf. F. chimpanz['e], chimpans['e], chimpanz['e]e.] (Zo["o]l.) An african ape ( Pan troglodytes, formerly Anthropithecus troglodytes, or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called the pygmy chimpanzee, or bonobo, has been recently recognized as a separate species.
bonobo \bo*no"bo\ (b[-o]*n[=o]"b[=o]), n. an anthropoid ape ( Pan paniscus), resembling but smaller than the common chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes); -- called also pygmy chimpanzee. It is found in the forests of Zaire.
Syn: pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy chimp. [PJC] ||
Troglodytes \Trog`lo*dy"tes\, n. [NL. See Troglodyte.]
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(Zo["o]l.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.
Note: The chimpanzee is now named Pan troglodytes., and its genus is Pan.
(Zo["o]l.) A genus of singing birds including the common wrens.
Usage examples of "pan troglodytes".
When Peter Hobson had taken a university elective in taxonomy, the two species of chimpanzees had been Pan troglodytes (common chimps) and Pan paniscus (pygmy chimps).
Our closest living relatives are two species of chimpanzee: the standard boisterous 'zoo' chimp Pan troglodytes and its more slender cousin the bonobo (or pygmy) chimp Pan paniscus.
Ancient records referred to a classification, that was all: Pan troglodytes, whatever that meant in a long-lost tongue.