As nouns the difference between chimpanzee and meerkat
is that chimpanzee is a great ape of the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans while meerkat is Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.
chimpanzee
Noun
(
en noun)
A great ape of the genus Pan , native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans.
Synonyms
* chimp
Holonyms
* (individual chimpanzee) chimpkind
meerkat
Noun
(
en noun)
Suricata suricatta , a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.
Related terms
* suricate
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