apelike

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apelike  /ˈeɪ ˌplaɪk/ ? Meaning of "apelike"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) resembling apes
  2. (adj) being or given to servile imitation

Synonym(s)

anthropoid, anthropoidal

Usage(s):

  1. Eoanthropus dawsoni was the scientific name of this alleged missing link, and it would have been an extremely early example of a creature showing both human and apelike qualities.
  2. While possessing many apelike features, these early men were definitely human.
  3. The new Olduvai Gorge skeleton, however, suggests that Homo habilis was much smaller and more apelike than previously thought.
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