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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
bonobo
 
SYLLABICATION:bo·no·bo
PRONUNCIATION:  b-nb
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. bo·no·bos
A species of chimpanzee (Pan paniscus) of north-central Congo (formerly Zaire), having black hair and more arboreal habits than the common chimpanzee (P. troglodytes). Also called pygmy chimpanzee.
ETYMOLOGY:Of central African origin.
 
 
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