simianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsɪmɪən/, U.S.

/ˈsɪmiən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sīmia , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin sīmia Simia n. + -an suffix.In sense A. 1b after French pli simien (P. Broca 1877, in Bull. de la Soc. d'Anthropol. de Paris 12 432).

A. adj.

a. Characteristic of apes and monkeys; resembling or reminiscent of (that of) an ape or monkey.Apparently rare before 19th cent., and often derogatory when applied to a person or their characteristics.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of superfamily Hominoidea > of family Pongidae > of or relating to apes > like an ape

apish1570

simian1607

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simial1830

pithecoid1860

simioid1863

simiad1872

anthropoidal1885

1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse vii. 82 Ther is a Simian or apish wit.

1811 Classical Jrnl. Mar. 72 Even supposing the nachash to have been an ape, in what manner can we reconcile to ourselves, that this simian dragon lives also in the waters?

1862 Mrs. J. B. Speid Our Last Years in India 209 The poor little puny Tamul race of Southern India, whose general effect..is unequivocally simian.

1883 S. Baring-Gould John Herring II. xxxi. 162 His face was simian in its ugliness and malignity.

1926 Amer. Mercury July 291/2 Arkansas' attempts at civilization, as yet, are crude, simian, bungling, and hesitating.

1953 Irish Times 14 May 6/2 The body..was thick and stumpy..with long arms ending in simian hands, covered in coarse black hairs.

2004 J. Denby Billie Morgan iii. 13 Liz, with her..wiry hair, simian tobacco-brown eyes, faint moustache and sallow ‘Spanish’ complexion.

2018 M. Cote That Lucky Old Son 112 Len..issued a somewhat simian grunt of assent from his closed mouth.

b. Chiefly Medicine. Designating a single transverse crease or fold crossing the palm of the hand that is characteristic of certain simians, but is also observed in humans. Esp. in simian crease, simian line.In the human hand, there are usually two transverse creases; a single crease is most commonly seen in cases of Down's syndrome and certain other congenital conditions, but is not diagnostic of such conditions.

ΚΠ

1895 Monist 6 37 A certain simian fold of the palm of the hand has disappeared [in man] showing a marked independence of the index finger.

1922 A. F. Tredgold Mental Deficiency (ed. 4) xii. 245 This is the so-called Simian line and resembles that in the chimpanzee.

1984 M. J. Taussig Processes in Pathol. & Microbiol. (ed. 2) vii. 815 An abnormal palm print is typical [of Down's syndrome], often with a strong single midpalmar crease or ‘simian line’.

2015 Atlantic July 26/4 People with fetal alcohol syndrome..are more likely than other people to have a ‘simian crease,’ a horizontal line stretching from one edge of the palm to the other.

2. Of, relating to, or of the nature of apes and monkeys; consisting of apes and monkeys.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of superfamily Hominoidea > of family Pongidae > of or relating to apes

simian1774

simious1807

simial1827

pithecoid1860

1774 Ld. Monboddo Of Origin & Progress of Lang. (ed. 2) I. ii. v. 321 The simian tribe are distinguished by longer and shorter arms.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. vi. 199 The early progenitors of the whole Simian stock including man.

1912 J. Burroughs Time & Change i. 33 Our dread of snakes we no doubt inherited from our simian ancestors.

1972 N. D. Levine in T.-T. Chen Res. Protozool. IV. 340 This was the first proof that simian malaria is a true natural zoonosis.

2011 R. Fortey Survivors viii. 230 The living animal closest to the base of the simian branch is now considered to be the tarsier.

B. n.

An ape or monkey.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > monkey

apea700

mercat1481

jackanapesa1529

monkey1530

pug1598

puggy1662

meerkat1801

monkey-man1819

monk1841

simian1861

Moloch1929

1861 T. H. Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. London 250 If the same character alone be considered, another Simian, inhabiting the same geographical area, is at the top.

1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur vii. iv. 455 She..saw Indra passing with an army of simians.

1890 H. M. Stanley In Darkest Afr. I. xvii. 423 I should never have credited that any of the Simians understood the art of making fire.

1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes iv. 46 Now that he was in his prime, there was no simian in all the mighty forest through which he roved that dared contest his right to rule.

2006 Time Out N.Y. 9 Feb. 95/1 The mischievous simian's misadventures have been a staple of children's bedtime stories for generations.

Compounds

simian immunodeficiency virus n. any of a group of retroviruses (genus Lentivirus) that are related to human immunodeficiency viruses but infect various species of non-human primate; also called SIV.

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1986 Science 9 May 697/2 Retroviruses isolated from subhuman primates and found to be genetically related and biologically similar to HIV's should be designated as immunodeficiency viruses of the appropriate host species [for example, simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) or African Green monkey immunodeficiency virus (AGMIV)].

1992 Chicago Tribune 18 Dec. i. 4/5 Four rhesus monkeys were inoculated with a simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV, and recovered after a mild infection.

2009 J. C. Knight Human Genetic Diversity xiv. 365/2 The origin of HIV lies in simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIV) found in primates.

Derivatives

ˈsimianness n.

ΚΠ

1920 Harper's Mag. Mar. 505/1 Their simian-ness will cheat them of half their dues, for they will neglect great discoveries of the truest importance, and honor extravagantly those of less value and splendor if only they cater especially to simian traits.

2011 V. RIchter Lit. after Darwin iv. 142 The different phenotypes—the human appearance of the women and the simianness of the men—are explained..by a separate heritage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	simian
释义	simianadj.n. Brit. /ˈsɪmɪən/, U.S. /ˈsɪmiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sīmia , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin sīmia Simia n. + -an suffix.In sense A. 1b after French pli simien (P. Broca 1877, in Bull. de la Soc. d'Anthropol. de Paris 12 432). A. adj. 1. a. Characteristic of apes and monkeys; resembling or reminiscent of (that of) an ape or monkey.Apparently rare before 19th cent., and often derogatory when applied to a person or their characteristics. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of superfamily Hominoidea > of family Pongidae > of or relating to apes > like an ape apish1570 simian1607 simious1807 simial1830 pithecoid1860 simioid1863 simiad1872 anthropoidal1885 1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse vii. 82 Ther is a Simian or apish wit. 1811 Classical Jrnl. Mar. 72 Even supposing the nachash to have been an ape, in what manner can we reconcile to ourselves, that this simian dragon lives also in the waters? 1862 Mrs. J. B. Speid Our Last Years in India 209 The poor little puny Tamul race of Southern India, whose general effect..is unequivocally simian. 1883 S. Baring-Gould John Herring II. xxxi. 162 His face was simian in its ugliness and malignity. 1926 Amer. Mercury July 291/2 Arkansas' attempts at civilization, as yet, are crude, simian, bungling, and hesitating. 1953 Irish Times 14 May 6/2 The body..was thick and stumpy..with long arms ending in simian hands, covered in coarse black hairs. 2004 J. Denby Billie Morgan iii. 13 Liz, with her..wiry hair, simian tobacco-brown eyes, faint moustache and sallow ‘Spanish’ complexion. 2018 M. Cote That Lucky Old Son 112 Len..issued a somewhat simian grunt of assent from his closed mouth. b. Chiefly Medicine. Designating a single transverse crease or fold crossing the palm of the hand that is characteristic of certain simians, but is also observed in humans. Esp. in simian crease, simian line.In the human hand, there are usually two transverse creases; a single crease is most commonly seen in cases of Down's syndrome and certain other congenital conditions, but is not diagnostic of such conditions. ΚΠ 1895 Monist 6 37 A certain simian fold of the palm of the hand has disappeared [in man] showing a marked independence of the index finger. 1922 A. F. Tredgold Mental Deficiency (ed. 4) xii. 245 This is the so-called Simian line and resembles that in the chimpanzee. 1984 M. J. Taussig Processes in Pathol. & Microbiol. (ed. 2) vii. 815 An abnormal palm print is typical [of Down's syndrome], often with a strong single midpalmar crease or ‘simian line’. 2015 Atlantic July 26/4 People with fetal alcohol syndrome..are more likely than other people to have a ‘simian crease,’ a horizontal line stretching from one edge of the palm to the other. 2. Of, relating to, or of the nature of apes and monkeys; consisting of apes and monkeys. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of superfamily Hominoidea > of family Pongidae > of or relating to apes simian1774 simious1807 simial1827 pithecoid1860 1774 Ld. Monboddo Of Origin & Progress of Lang. (ed. 2) I. ii. v. 321 The simian tribe are distinguished by longer and shorter arms. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. vi. 199 The early progenitors of the whole Simian stock including man. 1912 J. Burroughs Time & Change i. 33 Our dread of snakes we no doubt inherited from our simian ancestors. 1972 N. D. Levine in T.-T. Chen Res. Protozool. IV. 340 This was the first proof that simian malaria is a true natural zoonosis. 2011 R. Fortey Survivors viii. 230 The living animal closest to the base of the simian branch is now considered to be the tarsier. B. n. An ape or monkey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > monkey apea700 mercat1481 jackanapesa1529 monkey1530 pug1598 puggy1662 meerkat1801 monkey-man1819 monk1841 simian1861 Moloch1929 1861 T. H. Huxley in Proc. Zool. Soc. London 250 If the same character alone be considered, another Simian, inhabiting the same geographical area, is at the top. 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur vii. iv. 455 She..saw Indra passing with an army of simians. 1890 H. M. Stanley In Darkest Afr. I. xvii. 423 I should never have credited that any of the Simians understood the art of making fire. 1914 E. R. Burroughs Tarzan of Apes iv. 46 Now that he was in his prime, there was no simian in all the mighty forest through which he roved that dared contest his right to rule. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 9 Feb. 95/1 The mischievous simian's misadventures have been a staple of children's bedtime stories for generations. Compounds simian immunodeficiency virus n. any of a group of retroviruses (genus Lentivirus) that are related to human immunodeficiency viruses but infect various species of non-human primate; also called SIV. ΚΠ 1986 Science 9 May 697/2 Retroviruses isolated from subhuman primates and found to be genetically related and biologically similar to HIV's should be designated as immunodeficiency viruses of the appropriate host species [for example, simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) or African Green monkey immunodeficiency virus (AGMIV)]. 1992 Chicago Tribune 18 Dec. i. 4/5 Four rhesus monkeys were inoculated with a simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV, and recovered after a mild infection. 2009 J. C. Knight Human Genetic Diversity xiv. 365/2 The origin of HIV lies in simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIV) found in primates. Derivatives ˈsimianness n. ΚΠ 1920 Harper's Mag. Mar. 505/1 Their simian-ness will cheat them of half their dues, for they will neglect great discoveries of the truest importance, and honor extravagantly those of less value and splendor if only they cater especially to simian traits. 2011 V. RIchter Lit. after Darwin iv. 142 The different phenotypes—the human appearance of the women and the simianness of the men—are explained..by a separate heritage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1607
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