chimponaut

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chimponaut

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Blend of chimp + astronaut.

noun chimponauts

A chimpanzee used in a spaceflight programme. After two hours of fussing, Enos. the 5½-year-old chimponaut, was ready to ride the first passenger-carrying orbital flight of U.S. Project Mercury.
Similar: astrochimp

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@misc{chimponaut_2026,
  title = {chimponaut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chimponaut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}