simian

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys.
2. Bearing resemblance to an ape or monkey; apelike or monkeylike.

Noun

An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid (infraorder Simiiformes).

Synonyms

ape

monkey

🐒

anthropoid

apelike

primate

apish

Ethiopian red wolf

Abyssinian wolf

simian fox

simien jackal

chimpanzee

gorilla

🦍

macaque

manlike

Ethiopian wolf

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪm.i.ən/

Etymology

From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”).