שימפנזה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Via German Schimpanse from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola, comparable to Vili ci-mpenzi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

שִׁימְפַּנְזֶה (shimpanzem

  1. chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo)

References

  • שימפנזה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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