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simian

adj
/ˈsɪm.i.ən/UK

Etymology

From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”).

  1. derived from σιμός — “snub-nosed”
  2. derived from sīmia — “ape, monkey”

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys.

  2. Bearing resemblance to an ape or monkey

    Bearing resemblance to an ape or monkey; apelike or monkeylike.

  3. An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid (infraorder Simiiformes).

    • The simians would require no special orientation courses to teach them the reasons for fighting, such as, “To make the world safe for Demagocracy,” or whatnot.

The neighborhood

Derived

presimian, prosimian, simian crease, simian immunodeficiency virus, simianity, simianization, simianize, simian line, simianness, simian shelf

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at simian. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at simian. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at simian

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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