great ape

[ greyt-eyp ]
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noun
  1. any extant or extinct member of the family Hominidae, or hominids: its extant species include humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.

Origin of great ape

1
First recorded in 1770–75

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How to use great ape in a sentence

  • He reached it, reared to his full height, and gazed into the glass—at the reflection of Manape, the great ape of the cage!

British Dictionary definitions for great ape

great ape

noun
  1. any of the larger anthropoid apes, such as the chimpanzee, orang-utan, or gorilla

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Scientific definitions for great ape

great ape

[ grāt ]


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