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humanzee

humanzee noun: a hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee.

Noun

humanzee (plural humanzees)

  1. A hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee.
    • The archetypal hybrid is the humanzee, as it has appeared in popular culture and in policy discussions. The being would be a humanzee (if the father is human) or chimphuman (if the mother is human).2009, Andrea L. Bonnicksen, Chimeras, Hybrids, and Interspecies Research: Politics and Policymaking, Georgetown University Press, →ISBN, page 66
    Synonyms:
    manpanzee

Synonyms of humanzee

Forms of humanzee

pluralhumanzees

Origin of humanzee

Blend of human + chimpanzee.

Questions about humanzee

What does humanzee mean?
Humanzee means a hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee.
What part of speech is humanzee?
Humanzee is a noun.
What is the plural of humanzee?
The plural of humanzee is humanzees.

Words near humanzee in the dictionary

  1. Humanstuck
  2. humantaur
  3. humantaurs
  4. humanure
  5. humanwise
  6. humanzee
  7. humanzees
  8. Humarock
  9. Humash
  10. Humashim
  11. humate

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