Chim-păn'zee, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. chimpanzé, chimpansé, chimpanzée, Ger. schimpanse.] (Zool.) The African orang-outang (Troglodytes niger), a species of the monkey tribe which approaches most nearly to man. It is a native of Africa, and when full grown is from three to four feet high. Baird.