chuman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃuː.mən/
Etymology
Blend of chimpanzee or chimp + human.
Meanings
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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?
2016, Itai Yanai, Lercher Martin, The Society of Genes, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 151:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chumans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |