ape-man

[ eyp-man ]

/ ˈeɪpˌmæn /

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noun, plural ape-men.

a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.

a human assumed to have been reared by apes.

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Origin of ape-man

First recorded in 1860–65; ape + man

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How to use ape-man in a sentence

The apeman, or Pithecanthropus, which he had in 1885 described and named, was in 1894 discovered by Dubois in Java.
Major Prophets of To-Day|Edwin E. Slosson
His bellowing attempt at speech had sent Ellen closer into the arms of Bentley's other self—henceforth to be known as Apeman.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various
She patted the shoulder of Apeman and stepped away, toward a chair which Barter thrust toward her.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various
Bentley looked at the girl, but her eyes were fixed—alight with love which was still filled with questioning—on Apeman.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various

Then Apeman charged, bellowing a shrill crescendo that was half human, half simian.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ape-man

apeman

/ (ˈeɪpˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

any of various extinct apelike primates thought to have been the forerunners, or closely related to the forerunners, of modern man

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