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Simian definition

sĭmē-ən
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Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a monkey or an ape.

Humans and other simian primates.

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A monkey or a nonhuman ape.
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Of or like an ape or monkey.
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Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a monkey or a nonhuman ape.

Caricatures of politicians with simian features.

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A monkey or an ape.
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An ape or monkey.
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Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a monkey or an ape.

Humans and other simian primates.

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A monkey or an ape.
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A monkey or a nonhuman ape.
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An ape or monkey. Ther term simian is no longer used in scientific contexts.
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Of or pertaining to apes; apely.
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Bearing resemblance to an ape.
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A monkey or an ape, especially an anthropoid.
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Resembling or characteristic of apes or monkeys.
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Noun

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simian
Plural:
simians

Origin of simian

  • From Latin sīmia ape probably from sīmus snub-nosed from Greek sīmos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin sÄ«mia (“ape, monkey"), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simos, “bent upward").

    From Wiktionary

Simian Sentence Examples

  • Like Woburn these monkeys were found to be carrying simian herpes virus.

  • During a physical examination, the doctor looks for underdeveloped breasts and genitalia, webbed neck, short stature, low hairline in back, simian crease (a single crease in the palm), and abnormal development of the chest.

  • On the other hand it does not follow necessarily from a theory of evolution of species that mankind must have descended from a single stock, for the hypothesis of development admits of the argument, that several simian species may have culminated in several races of man.

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