English Explanatory Dictionary

great ape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large non-human primate, such as a gorilla, an orangutan, or a chimpanzee.
  2. Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, excluding Homo.
  3. Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including Homo, and also many similar extinct species.

Word forms

great ape great apes

Synonyms

great ape hominid

Related words

lesser ape monkey

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 類人猿 /类人猿 Dutch: mensaap Finnish: iso ihmisapina French: hominidé French: grand singe Galician: gran simio German: Großaffe German: Grossaffe German: Großäffin German: Grossäffin German: Menschenaffe German: Menschenäffin German: Hominide German: Hominid German: Hominidin Polish: małpa człekokształtna Spanish: gran simio Spanish: homínido
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