ape-man

[ eyp-man ]

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 of ape-man

1
First recorded in 1860–65; ape + man

Words Nearby ape-man

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How to use ape-man in a sentence

  • We lose sight of our ape-man as he is advancing toward the threshold of manhood, not far away.

  • There was very little in the appearance or structure of the ape-man to encourage great hopes for the future.

  • The after life of the ape-man is described with the same circumstantiality as the coming to manhood's estate.

    The Other Side of Evolution | Alexander Patterson
  • They also point to some evidences of a tail which they say was rubbed off when the ape-man learned to sit down.

    The Other Side of Evolution | Alexander Patterson
  • To hide his surprise Sherman bent his head to examine the object the ape-man had handed him.

    The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher Pratt

British Dictionary definitions for apeman

apeman

/ (ˈeɪpˌmæn) /


nounplural -men
  1. any of various extinct apelike primates thought to have been the forerunners, or closely related to the forerunners, of modern man

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