| 单词 | anthropoid ape |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanthropoid ape anthropoid ape n. any of the great apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans), lesser apes (gibbons), and their extinct relatives. ΚΠ 1836 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) I. ii. v. 287 (note) It seems that the portion of the cranial cavity most defective in space, when the anthropoid ape is compared with man, is the region posterior to the great foramen. 1872 C. Darwin Expression Emotions Man & Animals viii. 201 The anthropoid apes utter a reiterated sound, corresponding with our laughter. 1922 Glasgow Herald 23 Dec. 4 Then came the separating off of the larger Anthropoid Apes, leaving the main stem humanoid. 1992 J. Hamilton-Paterson Seven-tenths v. i. 157 The terrestrial equivalent was the search for the ‘missing link’, a hypothetical extinct creature midway between the anthropoid apes and man. < as lemmas |
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