apelike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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For a hominin of this time period, the heel bone was too apelike, and the midfoot, ankle, knee, hip and lower back showed strange traits in both skeletons.
From Scientific American • Nov. 5, 2022
Two apelike brothers stomp around Tokyo; an American scientist and his helper advise.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2019
In it, Goofy is demonstrating to his son, Max, how to cast a fishing line, when he accidentally lures the bumbling apelike being to their campsite instead of a fish.
From Slate • Dec. 7, 2018
Millions of years ago, our apelike ancestors gradually moved from woodlands to savannas and began walking upright at some point.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2018
Two years later the Leakeys found the skull of an apelike creature who became known as Dear Boy or George.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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