chimpanzee

noun
/t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/UK

Etymology

The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738. The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé.

  1. derived from chimpanzé

Definitions

  1. Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and…

    Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.

  2. A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy…

    A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at chimpanzee. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at chimpanzee. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at chimpanzee

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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