ape vs chimpanzee

ape

noun
  • Any such primate other than a human. 

  • A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. 

  • One who apes; a foolish imitator. 

  • An uncivilized person. 

verb
  • To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly. 

  • To behave like an ape. 

adj
  • Wild; crazy. 

chimpanzee

noun
  • 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. 

  • A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which is also known as the pygmy chimpanzee. 

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