genus pan

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   chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

   SynonymsPan

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofPongidae

Questions about genus pan

What does genus pan mean?

genus pan means "chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids".

What is another word for genus pan?

Close synonyms include Pan. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus pan a common word?

genus pan is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.