humanzee
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of human + chimpanzee.
Noun edit
humanzee (plural humanzees)
- A hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee.
- Synonym: manpanzee
- Coordinate terms: chuman, chimphuman
- 2009, Andrea L. Bonnicksen, Chimeras, Hybrids, and Interspecies Research: Politics and Policymaking, Georgetown University Press, →ISBN, page 66:
- 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).
Translations edit
a hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee
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