ape-man
[eyp-man]
- 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 1875–80
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Examples from the Web for apeman
Historical Examples
It was not the voice of an apeman, or an apewoman, but held a human quality.
B. C. 30,000Sterner St. Paul Meek
The blow was deflected by the upraised arm of the apeman and fell on his shoulder.
B. C. 30,000Sterner St. Paul Meek
You understand that no matter what the Apeman does, you must not try to slay him?
Apeman would not know this: would not realize his limitations.
Apeman would be a child in the hands of his brethren, who could not know him.
apeman
- 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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Word Origin and History for apeman
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