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simian (iou)



simian adjective & noun. E17.
[from Latin simia ape, perh. from simus from Greek simos snub-nosed, flat-nosed: see -AN.]
A. adjective.
Characteristic of apes; apelike. E17.
Betty Smith Her face almost simian with its wide mouth and flat thick nostrils. P. Matthiessen I am almost on all fours..and this simian stance shifts the weight forward.
Of or pertaining to apes; consisting of apes. M19.
New Scientist The relationship between the simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) and the human viruses (HIVs).
b. noun. An ape, a monkey. L19.
simial adjective (now rare) = SIMIAN adjective E19.