bonobo
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bonobo
- /bəˈnəʊ̯ˌbəʊ̯/ UK
- /bəˈnoʊ̯ˌboʊ̯/ US
- /ˈbɒ.nəˌboʊ̯/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From Bolobo, a village on the Congo River where Europeans first made contact with the species. Bolobo is possibly imitative of the bubbling of the rapids at that section of the Congo.
noun bonobos
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A great ape, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.
Similar: dwarf chimpanzee, hippie chimp, pygmy chimpanzee
Translations
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noun pygmy chimpanzee
| Español | bonobo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보노보 bonobo |
| 日本語 | ボノボ bonobo |
| 中文 | 倭黑猩猩 wōhēixīngxīng, 倭猩猩 wōxīngxīng |
| Português | bonobo |
| Français | bonobo |
| Deutsch | Bonobo, Zwergschimpanse, Bonobomännchen, Bonobo-Männchen, Bonoboweibchen, Bonobo-Weibchen |
| Română | bonobo, cimpanzeu pitic |
| Русский | боно́бо bonóbo |
| Tiếng Việt | tinh tinh lùn |
| עברית | בונובו bonóbo |
Talk about this word "bonobo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bonobo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bonobo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bonobo "bonobo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bonobo.Cite this
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title = {bonobo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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