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anthropoid ape

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anthropoid ape
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas
anthropoid ape  (nthr-poid)
A primate belonging to the family Pongidae, which includes the chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, and orangutan. Orangutans are arboreal whereas the other three species are terrestrial or semiarboreal. Anthropoid apes move in trees mainly by arm-swinging and on the ground by quadrupedal walking in which the upper body weight is borne on the knuckles. Also called great ape, pongid. Compare hominid.
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Noun1.anthropoid apeanthropoid ape - any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
ape - any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
Anthropoidea, suborder Anthropoidea - monkeys; apes; hominids
great ape, pongid - any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
lesser ape - gibbons and siamangs


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With a start he sat up to see a huge, anthropoid ape squatting at his side, inspecting him intently.
The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
It was approaching through the jungle in a semi-erect position, now and then placing the backs of its closed fists upon the ground--a great anthropoid ape, and, as it advanced, it emitted deep guttural growls and an occasional low barking sound.
Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
In South America there are, if my memory serves me--you will check the observation, Professor Summerlee--some thirty-six species of monkeys, but the anthropoid ape is unknown.
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