simian
adjective/ˈsɪmiən/
/ˈsɪmiən/
(specialist)- like a monkey or an ape; connected with monkeys or apes
- simian arms
- a simian virus
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin simia ‘ape’, perhaps via Latin from Greek simos ‘flat-nosed’.Definitions on the go
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