- ape-man
- noun Date: 1873 a primate (as an australopithecine) intermediate in character between Homo sapiens and the higher apes
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ape-man — noun 1. hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings • Syn: ↑missing link • Hypernyms: ↑primitive, ↑primitive person 2. a person assumed to have been raised by apes • Hypernyms: ↑wild man, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ape-man — [[t]ˈeɪpˌmæn[/t]] n. pl. men 1) pan a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus[/ex] 2) a human assumed to have been reared by… … From formal English to slang
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The Ape Man — (The Ape Man) est un film américain réalisé par William Beaudine, sorti en 1943. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film … Wikipédia en Français
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