dog ape

American  

noun

1. baboon.

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Etymology

Origin of dog ape

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

In certain animals, the dog, ape, rabbit, ox, and domestic fowl, the superficial layer is frequently non-existent and the deep one is found only to some extent in the ape.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina

This being premised, I ask, which, out of two, three, four, &c., has the most intelligence, the dog, ape, beaver, the ant, or the bee?

From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander

It tells that the human body before its birth passes through all the different stages of the animal kingdom—such as the polyp, fish, reptile, dog, ape, and at last, man.

From Five Lectures on Reincarnation by Abhedananda, Swami

Thou art the least to blame, and I will content myself with transforming thee into a dog, ape, lion, or bird; take thy choice of any of these.

From The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Winter, Milo