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chimponauts

chimponauts is the plural of chimponaut.

Meaning of chimponaut

Noun

chimponaut (plural chimponauts)

  1. A chimpanzee used in a spaceflight programme.
    • After two hours of fussing, Enos. the 5½-year-old chimponaut, was ready to ride the first passenger-carrying orbital flight of U.S. Project Mercury.1961 December 8, “Science: Meditative Chimponaut”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    astrochimp

Questions about chimponauts

What is chimponauts the plural of?
Chimponauts is the plural of chimponaut.

Words near chimponauts in the dictionary

  1. chimpkind
  2. chimplike
  3. chimpling
  4. chimplings
  5. chimponaut
  6. chimponauts
  7. chimpout
  8. chimpouts
  9. chimps
  10. chimps out
  11. chimpy

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