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humanzee

[ hyoo-man-zeeor, often, yoo‐ ]

noun

  1. a hypothetical hybrid of human and chimpanzee: attempts at such hybridization have been substantiated, but no actual specimens have been verified.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of humanzee1

Coined by Gordon Gallup (born 1941), U.S. evolutionary biologist about 1975; blend of human ( def ) and chimpanzee ( def )
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Example Sentences

This was, after all, an animal she referred to as a “humanzee” — an ape who had spent his youth performing in Hollywood films like “Buddy” and “George of the Jungle.”

And Goode would ultimately play a key role in having the “humanzee” she considered her child, an ape named Tonka, removed from her home.

She defends her right to keep chimps by calling Tonka a “humanzee,” half human, half chimpanzee, and therefore happier with her than other primates.

From Salon

“He was known as the ‘humanzee,’ ” Mr. Serkis said.

One could even go so far as to suggest that we are in fact a type of evolved "humanzee".

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