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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Pan troglodytes
    n 1: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African
         forests [syn: chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Troglodytes \Trog`lo*dy"tes\, n. [NL. See Troglodyte.]
   1. (Zool.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.

   Note: The chimpanzee is now named Pan troglodytes., and its
         genus is Pan.
         [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) A genus of singing birds including the common
      wrens.
      [1913 Webster] Troglodytic

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
   Its genome is the closest known to humans, differing by less
   than 2% in nucleotide sequence.

   Syn: pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy chimp.
        [PJC]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.] (Zool.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

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