any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas
anthropoid ape in American English
noun
any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae, anatomically resembling humans, and comprisingthe gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons and siamangs
Word origin
[1830–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baby talk, isomerism, showcase, stroboscope, walkover
Examples of 'anthropoid ape' in a sentence
anthropoid ape
I do not think there is any evidence at all that anthropoid apes are necessarily unhappy in captivity.