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. )