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