Pan paniscus n 1: small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species [syn: {pygmy chimpanzee}, {bonobo}, {Pan paniscus}]
bonobo \bo*no"bo\ (b[-o]*n[=o]"b[=o]), n. An anthropoid ape ({Pan paniscus}), resembling but smaller than the common chimpanzee ({Pan troglodytes}); -- called also {pygmy chimpanzee}. It is found in the forests of Zaire. Its genome is the closest known to humans, differing by less than 2% in nucleotide sequence. Syn: pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy chimp. [PJC]