bonobo

n.

1.

an anthropoid ape (Pan paniscus), resembling but smaller than the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); - called also pygmy chimpanzee. It is found in the forests of Zaire.

Noun

1.

bonobo - small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species Synonyms: Pan paniscus, pygmy chimpanzee

chimp, chimpanzee, genus Pan, Pan, Pan paniscus, Pan troglodytes, pygmy chimpanzee