anthropoid apes

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• anthropoid apes — Ape Ape ([=a]p), n. [AS. apa; akin to D. aap, OHG. affo, G. affe, Icel. api, Sw. apa, Dan. abe, W. epa.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family {Simiad[ae]}, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• anthropoid apes — žmoginės beždžionės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas šeima apibrėžtis Šeimoje 4 gentys. Kūno masė – 5 300 kg, kūno ilgis – 45 180 cm. atitikmenys: lot. Pongidae angl. anthropoid apes vok. Menschenaffen rus. высшие узконосые… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

• ANTHROPOID APES —    a class of apes, including the gorilla, chimpanzee, orang outang, and gibbon, without tails, with semi erect figures and long arms …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• anthropoid — anthropoid, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous all mean resembling man. Anthropoid in its basic meaning is used primarily of certain apes (as the chimpanzee and gorilla) and certain prehuman primate fossils that approach modern man in structure… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Anthropoid ape — This text includes outdated information. For current taxonomy see Hominidae. Anthropoid apes or manlike apes, the name given to the family of the Simiidae, because, of all the ape world, they most closely resemble man. This family includes four… …   Wikipedia

• Anthropoid — came from the Greek for of human likeness . In biology it is used interchangeably with simian to refer to a primate that is not a lemurid, lorisid, or tarsier. In some cultural representations, namely Edgar Rice Burroughs s Tarzan of the Apes ,… …   Wikipedia

• Anthropoid — An thro*poid, a. [Gr. ? man + oid.] Resembling man; applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. n. An anthropoid ape. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• anthropoid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ referring to the higher primates including monkeys, apes, and humans. ORIGIN from Greek anthr pos human being …   English terms dictionary

• anthropoid — 1. Resembling humans in structure and form. 2. One of the monkeys resembling humans; an ape. [G. anthropo eides, man like] * * * an·thro·poid an(t) thrə .pȯid adj 1) resembling humans used esp. of apes of the family Pongidae 2) of the pelvis… …   Medical dictionary

• anthropoid — anthropoidal, adj. /an threuh poyd /, adj. 1. resembling humans. 2. belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Anthropoidea, characterized by a relatively flat face, dry nose, small immobile ears, and forward facing eyes, comprising humans,… …   Universalium

• anthropoid — 1. adjective a) having characteristics of a human being, usually in terms of shape or appearance b) having characteristics of an ape 2. noun An anthropoid animal. The tribe of anthropoids over which Kerchak ruled with an iron hand and bared fangs …   Wiktionary