koolokamba

noun

koo·​lo·​kam·​ba

ˌküləˈkambə,

-käm-

plural -s

: a dark-faced West African chimpanzee sometimes regarded as a separate species (Pan koolokamba)

Word History

Etymology

native name on the Gabon river, Gabon, equatorial Africa

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