western chimpanzee

1. 1.

   masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species

   SynonymsPan troglodytes verus

   Broaderchimpanzee

Questions about western chimpanzee

What does western chimpanzee mean?

western chimpanzee means "masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species".

What is another word for western chimpanzee?

Close synonyms include Pan troglodytes verus. 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 western chimpanzee a common word?

western chimpanzee is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.