WESTERN CHIMPANZEE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does western chimpanzee mean? 

• WESTERN CHIMPANZEE (noun)
  The noun WESTERN CHIMPANZEE has 1 sense:

1. masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species

  Familiarity information: WESTERN CHIMPANZEE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WESTERN CHIMPANZEE (noun)

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Meaning:

Masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Pan troglodytes verus; western chimpanzee

Hypernyms ("western chimpanzee" is a kind of...):

chimp; chimpanzee; Pan troglodytes (intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests)