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sim⋅i⋅an

  [sim-ee-uhn]
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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.
Origin:
1600–10; < L sīmi(a) an ape (prob. deriv. of sīmus flat-nosed < Gk sīmós) + -an

Related forms:
sim⋅i⋅an⋅i⋅ty  [sim-ee-an-i-tee] , noun
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sim·i·an   (sĭm'ē-ən)   
adj.  Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an ape or a monkey.
n.  An ape or a monkey.

[From Latin sīmia, ape, probably from sīmus, snub-nosed, from Greek sīmos.]
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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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