Definition of Bonobo

1. Noun. Small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species.

Exact synonyms: Pan Paniscus, Pygmy Chimpanzee
Group relationships: Genus Pan, Pan
Generic synonyms: Chimp, Chimpanzee, Pan Troglodytes

Definition of Bonobo

1. Noun. the pygmy chimpanzee, ''Pan paniscus'', from Africa south of the Congo ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bonobo

1. an anthropoid ape [n -BOS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bonobo

bonnets
bonnibel
bonnibels
bonnie
bonnier
bonnies
bonniest
bonnily
bonniness
bonninesses
bonnock
bonnocks
bonny
bonnyclabber
bonnyclabbers
bonobo (current term)
bonobos
bononian
bons vivants
bonsai
bonsais
bonsella
bonsellas
bonser
bonshtedtite
bonsmots
bonsoir
bonspell
bonspells
bonspiel

Literary usage of Bonobo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Feejeean and English Dictionary: With Examples of Common and Peculiar by David Hazlewood (1850)
"It is tabu to soko, or ia nai valu, or teitei, in the vula i Ratu. See Tei bonobo- n. a mode of fishing by moonlight. ..."

2. The Origin of Emotions: Version 1.0 by Mark Devon (2006)
"Frans de Waal reports the following in his book Our Inner Ape: "... consider a zoo bonobo named Kuni. When she saw a starling hit the glass of her enclosure ..."

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