apeman

noun

Etymology

From ape + man.

1
A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern…
A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.
- Only above the eyebrows, where the sloping forehead and low, curved skull of the ape-man were in sharp contrast to the broad brow and magnificent cranium of the European, could one see any marked difference.
2
A human raised from childhood by apes (generally in reference to, or in imitation of, the…
A human raised from childhood by apes (generally in reference to, or in imitation of, the fictional character Tarzan).
- How may we judge him, by what standards, this ape-man with the heart and head and body of an English gentleman, and the training of a wild beast?
- Human Nature has as its hero a caged ape man, and, like him, it has been hanging around for quite a while awaiting release.
A reputed or legendary, large, bipedal, ape-like creature, as Bigfoot or the Yeti, or a…
A reputed or legendary, large, bipedal, ape-like creature, as Bigfoot or the Yeti, or a primitive australopithecine still extant today.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA