Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astrochimp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-trochimp
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chimpanzee used in a spaceflight program.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Ham the astrochimp is the first earthly creature to do intelligent tasks in space. He and the other astrochimps prepared for this accomplishment at machines like the one at right where they learned to push levers correctly in response to flashing lights."
"The real hero of the early American space programme was Ham the "astrochimp", who went up before any of the first American Mercury astronauts (India plans £1.7bn manned space mission by 2015, 24 February; Letters, passim)."

Etymology

1960, from astro- + chimp, following astronaut. Referring to initial space flight tests involving animals.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: astro

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

astrochimps (plural)

Synonyms

chimponaut

Questions

What does astrochimp mean?: A chimpanzee used in a spaceflight program.
Where does astrochimp come from?: 1960, from astro- + chimp, following astronaut. Referring to initial space flight tests involving animals.

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