ape-man
noun
a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
ape-men
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pluralof ape-man.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We evolved from predecessors who had differently shaped skulls and often heavier builds, but were otherwise much more like us than, say, the ape-men that came before them.
From Time ● Jun. 7, 2017
There are discoveries to be made and mysteries to be solved, but not of lake serpents and preternaturally hard-to-photograph ape-men.
From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2012
The representatives of the advanced, scientific, galaxy-spanning organization were now the bad guys, and the heroes were positively medieval -- hereditary princes and princesses, wizards and ape-men.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2011
If this claim can be substantiated, ape-men existed on the earth several hundred thousand years earlier than has hitherto been proved.
From Time Magazine Archive
As he jerked back from the altar, sweeping a paralyzed Naida with him, the ape-men let out gibbering howls, half-human.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 by Various
