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ape-man
[ eyp-man ]
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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ape-man1
First recorded in 1860–65; ape ( def ) + man ( def )
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Example Sentences
We lose sight of our ape-man as he is advancing toward the threshold of manhood, not far away.
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There was very little in the appearance or structure of the ape-man to encourage great hopes for the future.
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The after life of the ape-man is described with the same circumstantiality as the coming to manhood's estate.
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They also point to some evidences of a tail which they say was rubbed off when the ape-man learned to sit down.
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To hide his surprise Sherman bent his head to examine the object the ape-man had handed him.
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