Explore Chimpanzee through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like chimp. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Chimpanzee meaning
- 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.
- A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Synonyms of Chimpanzee
Using Chimpanzee
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
- Useful related words include: chimp, pan troglodytes, great ape, pongid.
- In the example corpus, chimpanzee often appears in combinations such as: the chimpanzee, common chimpanzee, of chimpanzee.
Context around Chimpanzee
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chimpanzee
- In this selection, "chimpanzee" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, name, common, studied, sanctuary, social and behavior stand out and add context to how "chimpanzee" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a chimpanzee born at and chimpanzee pan troglodytes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chimpanzee" sits close to words such as adopters, airfields and allowable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chimpanzee
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) close up portrait, Bakoumba sanctuary, Gabon. (9 words)
Listen: Famous Chimpanzee expert and conservationist Jane Goodall is speaking. (10 words)
Dr. Jane Goodall with orphan chimpanzee Uruhara at the Sweetwaters Sanctuary in Kenya. (13 words)
Among S1 Cocquyt’s many remarkable adventures in the RCN, she recalls her experience working at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone with great admiration for the conservation efforts made by the volunteers there. (35 words)
In the categorical classification of all beings, all substances are partly the same: man and chimpanzee are both animals and the animal part in man is "the same" as the animal part in chimpanzee. (34 words)
Although the name "chimpanzee" is sometimes used to refer to both species together, it is usually understood as referring to the common chimpanzee, whereas Pan paniscus is usually referred to as the bonobo. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although the name "chimpanzee" is sometimes used to refer to both species together, it is usually understood as referring to the common chimpanzee, whereas Pan paniscus is usually referred to as the bonobo.
In the categorical classification of all beings, all substances are partly the same: man and chimpanzee are both animals and the animal part in man is "the same" as the animal part in chimpanzee.
Just as Jane Goodall studied chimpanzee social and family life by careful observation of chimpanzee behavior in the field, psychologists conduct naturalistic observation of ongoing human social, professional, and family life.
The chimpanzee makes a night nest in a tree in a new location every night, with every chimpanzee in a separate nest other than infants or small chimpanzees, which sleep with their mothers.
A couple that runs a chimpanzee sanctuary in Liberia rescued a desperately sick stray puppy they found in the streets, and the chimps helped.
Among S1 Cocquyt’s many remarkable adventures in the RCN, she recalls her experience working at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone with great admiration for the conservation efforts made by the volunteers there.
It’s there that Camille meets her doom after Verna, who appears as a security guard, goes full ape, transforming into a chimpanzee and gravely attacking the Usher sibling.
Liz is then shown a chimpanzee, "Grace," who Alchemax bonded with the Carnage symbiote.
The masterful puppetry of “Chimpanzee” challenges the audience’s expectation of narrative and invites watchers to ponder how a language-less creature might understand the human world around it.
Trees were down not only on local roads, the supervisor said, but a large pine tree had also fallen in one of the chimpanzee habitats.
A bizarre video of Chelsea star Cole Palmer with a chimpanzee made the rounds on the internet.
A chimpanzee born at a zoo in Valencia, Spain, survived only two weeks before dying in February.
An Edinburgh Zoo chimpanzee has died after being seriously injured in a troop fight during mating season.
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) close up portrait, Bakoumba sanctuary, Gabon.
Dr. Jane Goodall with orphan chimpanzee Uruhara at the Sweetwaters Sanctuary in Kenya.
Inspired by classic film franchise Planet Of The Apes, in 2011 Klum wore a realistic-looking chimpanzee suit, the first of two costumes that year.
Listen: Famous Chimpanzee expert and conservationist Jane Goodall is speaking.
Qafzeh was badly injured during a fight at Edinburgh Zoo that left another chimpanzee dead.
The chimpanzee is currently listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with numbers continuing to decline across the globe.
The chimpanzee was orphaned after her family were hunted and killed as part of the illegal bushmeat trade in the Republic of Congo.
Common combinations with chimpanzee
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the chimpanzee 22×
- common chimpanzee 9×
- of chimpanzee 9×
- and chimpanzee 5×
- chimpanzee and 5×
- chimpanzee are 4×
- chimpanzee was 4×
- chimpanzee is 3×
- chimpanzee sanctuary 3×
- chimpanzee pan 3×