Chimponaut
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chimponaut is a noun meaning A chimpanzee used in a spaceflight programme.
Meaning
A chimpanzee used in a spaceflight programme.
Example Sentences
After two hours of fussing, Enos. the 5½-year-old chimponaut, was ready to ride the first passenger-carrying orbital flight of U.S. Project Mercury.
But scientists around the world have also performed studies that are now considered bizarre or brutal. The U.S. Air Force’s chimponaut program shot them into space.
Word Forms
- chimponauts
Synonyms for chimponaut
Depending on context, synonyms include astrochimp.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include capuchin, bonobo, capucine, humanzee, chimpkind, tschego.
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