Bonobo Definition

bə-nōbō, bŏnə-bō
bonobos
noun
A small, long-limbed chimpanzee (Pan paniscus) of the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Bonobo

Noun

Singular:
bonobo
Plural:
bonobos

Origin of Bonobo

  • Probably from a misspelling of Bolobo the name of a town on the Congo River (now in the Democratic Republic of Congo) that was labeled on the crates in which the first living bonobos were sent to Europe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

BBOBON

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OBOOBO

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