Meanings
nounhumanzee (plural humanzees)
plural humanzees
- 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 66Synonyms: manpanzee
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee.
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Origin
Blend of human + chimpanzee.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian scimpanzuomo
- scimpanzuomoa hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee
Portuguese chimpanzomem
- chimpanzomema hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee
Romanian umanzeu
- umanzeua hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee
Russian гуманзе
- гуманзе (gumanze)a hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee
Spanish humancé
- humancéa hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee
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humanzee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanzee
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“humanzee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanzee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humanzee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanzee.
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