Chuman
//ˈt͡ʃuː.mən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hypothetical hybrid of a male chimpanzee and a female human.
"The chuman had been sheer fantasy. Oliver was an unusual chimp, yet a chimp just the same. But what really stands in the way of a chuman? Did chumans ever exist?"
Synonyms
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More examples"The chuman had been sheer fantasy. Oliver was an unusual chimp, yet a chimp just the same. But what really stands in the way of a chuman? Did chumans ever exist?"
Etymology
Blend of chimpanzee or chimp + human.
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