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apelike

American  
[ayp-lahyk] / ˈeɪp laɪk /

adjective

  1. similar to an ape in behavior, movement, speech, or appearance.


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Sometimes Bigfoot believers go “squatching” in the forest to hunt for tracks left behind from the purported apelike creature.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2023

For a hominin of this time period, the heel bone was too apelike, and the midfoot, ankle, knee, hip and lower back showed strange traits in both skeletons.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 5, 2022

Two apelike brothers stomp around Tokyo; an American scientist and his helper advise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2019

Genetics has taught us a tremendous amount about that, and there’s a lot of evidence that they were much more human than apelike.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2017

It is a testament to Darwin’s scientific audacity that he was not particularly bothered by the prospect of human descent from apelike ancestors.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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