simian
Other forms: simians
As a noun, a simian is a monkey or ape. Something monkey- or ape-like can be described using the adjective simian. So: something can be simian without being a simian. Got it?
The first syllable in simian rhymes with dim and gets the accent: "SIM-ee-an." This is a case in which the adjective form came before the noun. How? Simian comes from the Greek word simos, meaning "snub-nosed, bent upward." It wasn't until the late nineteenth century that this description became the label for those animals whose noses simian describes.
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relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey“simian features”
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an ape or monkey
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type of:
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primate
any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
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