anthropoid ape

/ˌænθrəˈpɔɪd eɪp/

Other forms: anthropoid apes

Definitions of anthropoid ape

1. noun

   any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
   types:

   great ape, pongid

   any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae

   lesser ape

   gibbons and siamangs

   Pongo pygmaeus, orang, orangutan, orangutang

   large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits

   Gorilla gorilla, gorilla

   largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

   Pan troglodytes, chimp, chimpanzee

   intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

   Hylobates lar, gibbon

   smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies

   Hylobates syndactylus, Symphalangus syndactylus, siamang

   large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web

   type of:

   ape

   any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all