ape-man

Definitions of ape-man
  1. noun
    a person assumed to have been raised by apes
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    type of:
    feral man, wild man
    a person who is not socialized
  2. noun
    hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings
    synonyms: missing link
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    type of:
    primitive, primitive person
    a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
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