anthropoid ape

noun

plural anthropoid apes

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The pages that follow describe how the infant son of the dead Lord and Lady Greystoke is reared by an anthropoid ape named Kala and learns to survive and flourish in the African jungle. Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anthropoid ape was in 1836

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“Anthropoid ape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthropoid%20ape. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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anthropoid ape

noun
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