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• anthropoid apes — Ape Ape ([=a]p), n. [AS. apa; akin to D. aap, OHG. affo, G. affe, Icel. api, Sw. apa, Dan. abe, W. epa.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family {Simiad[ae]}, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ape — ([=a]p), n. [AS. apa; akin to D. aap, OHG. affo, G. affe, Icel. api, Sw. apa, Dan. abe, W. epa.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family {Simiad[ae]}, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• man apes — Ape Ape ([=a]p), n. [AS. apa; akin to D. aap, OHG. affo, G. affe, Icel. api, Sw. apa, Dan. abe, W. epa.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family {Simiad[ae]}, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Simian — Sim i*an, a. [L. simia an ape.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the family {Simiad[ae]}, which, in its widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys; also, apelike. n. Any Old World monkey or ape. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• simian —   a.,n. (like) ape or monkey.    ♦ simiad,    ♦ simial, a …   Dictionary of difficult words