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bo·no·bo

(bə-nō′bō, bŏn′ə-bō′)

n. pl. bo·no·bos

A species of chimpanzee (Pan paniscus) found only in the Congo River basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, having black hair and a more slender build than the common chimpanzee (P. troglodytes). Also called pygmy chimpanzee.

[Probably from a misspelling of Bolobo, the name of a town on the Congo River (now in the Democratic Republic of Congo) that was labeled on the crates in which the first living bonobos were sent to Europe.]

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bonobo

(ˈbɒnəbəʊ)

(Animals) an anthropoid ape, Pan paniscus, of central W Africa: similar to the chimpanzee but much smaller and having a black face. Also called: pygmy chimpanzee

[C20: from W African language]

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bo•no•bo

(bəˈnoʊ boʊ)

n., pl. -bos.

a small chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, primarily of swamp forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[1950–55]

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bonobo - small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species

Pan paniscus, pygmy chimpanzee

genus Pan, Pan - chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

chimp, chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes - intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

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