ape-man

[ eyp-man ]

noun

, plural ape-men.

1. a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
2. a human assumed to have been reared by apes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ape-man¹

First recorded in 1860–65; ape ( def ) + man ( def )

Example Sentences

We lose sight of our ape-man as he is advancing toward the threshold of manhood, not far away.

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There was very little in the appearance or structure of the ape-man to encourage great hopes for the future.

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The after life of the ape-man is described with the same circumstantiality as the coming to manhood's estate.

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They also point to some evidences of a tail which they say was rubbed off when the ape-man learned to sit down.

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To hide his surprise Sherman bent his head to examine the object the ape-man had handed him.

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