'tschiego' definitions:

Definition of 'tschiego'

From: GCIDE
  • Tschego \Tsche"go\, n. [From a native name.] (Zool.) A West African anthropoid ape allied to the gorilla and chimpanzee, and by some considered only a variety of the chimpanzee. It is noted for building large, umbrella-shaped nests in trees. Called also tscheigo, tschiego, nschego, nscheigo. [1913 Webster]