chuman

/ˈt͡ʃuː.mən/

T͡ƩUː · mən (2 syllables)

English Noun
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Definition

A hypothetical hybrid of a male chimpanzee and a female human.

Etymology

Blend of chimpanzee or chimp + human.

Example Sentences

  • "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?"
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