: a primate (such as an australopithecine) intermediate in character between Homo sapiens and the higher apes
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None of this may be surprising, given that for more than a decade Shealy has tried to convince the world that outsized, lumbering ape-men call the Everglades home.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
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“Ape-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ape-man. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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