Phrase guide

pygmy chimpanzee

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of bonobo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bonobo

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bonobo, Pan paniscus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes

History

Etymology

From pygmy + chimpanzee.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ximpanzé pigmeu — alternative name for bonobo
  • Finnish: kääpiösimpanssi — alternative name for bonobo
  • French: chimpanzé pygmée — alternative name for bonobo
  • German: Zwergschimpanse — alternative name for bonobo
  • German: Zwergschimpansin — alternative name for bonobo
  • German: Zwergschimpansenmännchen — alternative name for bonobo
  • German: Zwergschimpansen-Männchen — alternative name for bonobo
  • German: Zwergschimpansenweibchen — alternative name for bonobo
  • German: Zwergschimpansen-Weibchen — alternative name for bonobo
  • Hebrew: שִׁימְפַּנְזֶה נַנָּסִי (chimpánze nanasí) — alternative name for bonobo
  • Italian: scimpanzé pigmeo — alternative name for bonobo
  • Japanese: ピグミーチンパンジー (pigumī chinpanjī) — alternative name for bonobo
  • Polish: bonobo — alternative name for bonobo
  • Polish: szympans bonobo — alternative name for bonobo
  • Polish: szympans karłowaty — alternative name for bonobo
  • Portuguese: chimpanzé-pigmeu — alternative name for bonobo
  • Spanish: chimpancé pigmeo — alternative name for bonobo