apelike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
In it, Goofy is demonstrating to his son, Max, how to cast a fishing line, when he accidentally lures the bumbling apelike being to their campsite instead of a fish.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2018
Its shoulders are also apelike, but the arms, wrists and hands more humanlike.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2018
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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