Ape men
noun, plural ape-men.
1.
a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
2.
a human assumed to have been reared by apes.
Origin:
1875–80
1875–80
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| ape-man | |
noun | |
| 1. | hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings [syn: missing link] |
| 2. | a person assumed to have been raised by apes |
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