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chimpanzee
noun
chim·pan·zee
(ˌ)chim-ˌpan-ˈzē 
-pən-ˈzē,
-ˈpan-zē
sometimes (ˌ)shim-
: an anthropoid ape (Pan troglodytes) of equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla compare bonobo
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But the study, which involved 20 captive chimpanzees at the Kumamoto Sanctuary at Kyoto University, does suggest that when one chimp urinates, others urinate too.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Though the study only included captive chimpanzees, researchers suspect contagious urination probably exists in the wild, too.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Onishi and her colleagues studied 20 chimpanzees, mostly males, that lived in four groups in Kyoto University’s Kumamoto Sanctuary between 2019 and 2021.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2025
As well as chimpanzees, baboons, apes, and primates in general.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Though the study only included captive chimpanzees, researchers suspect contagious urination probably exists in the wild, too.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Onishi and her colleagues studied 20 chimpanzees, mostly males, that lived in four groups in Kyoto University’s Kumamoto Sanctuary between 2019 and 2021.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2025
As well as chimpanzees, baboons, apes, and primates in general.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Chimpanzee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimpanzee. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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chimpanzee
noun
chim·pan·zee
ˌchim-ˌpan-ˈzē
ˌshim-
ˌshim-
chim-ˈpan-zē,
shim-
: an African ape that is related to the gorilla but is smaller and spends more of its time in trees
Medical Definition
chimpanzee
noun
chim·pan·zee
ˌchim-ˌpan-ˈzē
ˌshim-
ˌshim-
-pən-; chim-ˈpan-zē,
shim-
: an anthropoid ape of the genus Pan (P. troglodytes) found in equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla see bonobo
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