bonobo
nounHow many syllables in bonobo?
There are 3 syllables in the word bonobo.How to pronounce bonobo:
Definition of bonobo:
- bonobo (noun):
- small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species.
- a rare anthropoid ape (pan paniscus) that has a more slender build and longer limbs than the related common chimpanzee (p. troglodytes) and that inhabits a small geographic region in equatorial africa south of the congo river
Synonyms for bonobo:
chimp
chimpanzee
genus pan
pan
pan paniscus
pan troglodytes
pygmy chimpanzee
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