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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to an ape or monkey.
2.
characteristic of apes or monkeys: long, simian fingers.
noun
3.
an ape or monkey.
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Simian
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
1600–10; < Latin sīmi(a) an ape (probably derivative of sīmus flat-nosed < Greek sīmós) + -an
1600–10; < Latin sīmi(a) an ape (probably derivative of sīmus flat-nosed < Greek sīmós) + -an
Related forms
sub·sim·i·an, adjective
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Example Sentences
- The signs include slanted eyes, simian skin creases, flabby muscle tone.
- Those trying to control the planet should perhaps begin by controlling their simian selves.
- They decided to look first for simian foamy virus, a primate retrovirus.
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Word Origin & History
simian
"pertaining to monkeys or apes," 1607, from L. simia "ape," from simus "snub-nosed," from Gk. simos "snub-nosed, bent upward," of unknown origin. The noun meaning "an ape or monkey" first is attested in 1880.
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simian  (sĭm'ē-ən) Pronunciation Key
Adjective Resembling or characteristic of apes or monkeys. Noun An ape or monkey. Ther term simian is no longer used in scientific contexts. Compare prosimian. |
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