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simian.

Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɪm.i.ən/UK, US
  1. Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys.

  2. Bearing resemblance to an ape or monkey; apelike or monkeylike.

Where this word comes from

From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”).

noun/ˈsɪm.i.ən/UK, US
  1. An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid (infraorder Simiiformes).

Where this word comes from

From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”).

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