ape-man

[ eyp-man ]
/ ˈeɪpˌmæn /

noun, plural ape-men.

a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
a human assumed to have been reared by apes.

Origin of ape-man

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby ape-man

apatosaurus, apb, apc, ape, ape hangers, ape-man, apeak, apec, apeldoorn, apelles, apellous

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British Dictionary definitions for apeman

apeman
/ (ˈeɪpˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

any of various extinct apelike primates thought to have been the forerunners, or closely related to the forerunners, of modern man