anthropoid ape

American  

[an-thruh-poid ayp] / ˈæn θrəˌpɔɪd ˈeɪp /

noun

1. any member of the former taxonomic suborder Anthropoidea, under which New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes, including humans, were grouped: modern classification groups these under the suborder Haplorhini along with the tarsiers.

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anthropoid ape British  

noun

1. any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas

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anthropoid ape Scientific  

/ ăn′thrə-poid′ /

1. A primate belonging to the family Pongidae, which includes the chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, and orangutan. Orangutans are arboreal whereas the other three species are terrestrial or semiarboreal. Anthropoid apes move in trees mainly by arm-swinging and on the ground by quadrupedal walking in which the upper body weight is borne on the knuckles.

2. Also called great ape pongid

3. Compare hominid

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Etymology

Origin of anthropoid ape

First recorded in 1830–40

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Example Sentences

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anthropoid ape

Like his cousin, the anthropoid ape, man is biologically an outdoor animal.

From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Irving Fisher

The Bentley buried within the mighty carcass of an anthropoid ape watched and shuddered.

From Astounding Stories, June, 1931 by Various

The whole of nature's influences, in new and often adverse situations, have been brought to bear upon man's mind, and as the result we have civilized man as contrasted with the anthropoid ape.

From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Charles Morris

Taking the stand that such a partly carnivorous anthropoid ape, biped in structure, appeared and made the ground its usual place of residence, we find ourselves on the direct trail of man.

From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Charles Morris

Pongo, pong′gō, n. a large anthropoid ape of Borneo.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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