ape-man
Primitive ancestral hybrid
An ape-man is a creature intermediate between apes and humans—either a hypothetical evolutionary ancestor or a fictional being combining human and simian traits.
The term appears in discussions of human evolution and in adventure fiction featuring primitive humanoids: The novel depicted ape-men living in a lost jungle valley.
It can also disparage someone as brutish or primitive.
Legendary North American ape-man
- yetiMythical Himalayan ape-man
- missing linkUndiscovered ancestral connection
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
cryptozoology · folklore · legend · wilderness · elusive · footprint · blurry photo · eyewitness
Bipedal primate family
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- NeanderthalExtinct archaic human species
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
Lucy · missing link · fossil · ancestor · Darwin · natural selection · Paleolithic · Pleistocene
Prehistoric cave-dwelling human
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- stone toolsShaped rocks for tasks
- hunter-gathererPre-farming subsistence lifestyle
- fire-makingStarting a controlled blaze
tribal · nomadic · foraging · flintknapping · animal skins · club · grunting · cave dweller
Fictional ape-raised man
- missing linkUndiscovered ancestral connection
- pulpSoft wet mass
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- jungleDense tropical forest
transformation · mad scientist · horror · creature feature · 2001 · Kubrick · Burroughs · feral
sasquatch
Legendary North American ape-man
- yetiMythical Himalayan ape-man
- missing linkUndiscovered ancestral connection
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
hoax · cryptozoology · folklore · legend · wilderness · elusive · footprint · blurry photo · eyewitness · creature
hominid
Bipedal primate family
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- NeanderthalExtinct archaic human species
bipedalism · Lucy · missing link · fossil · ancestor · Darwin · natural selection · Paleolithic · Pleistocene · speciation
caveman
Prehistoric cave-dwelling human
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- stone toolsShaped rocks for tasks
- hunter-gathererPre-farming subsistence lifestyle
fire-making · tribal · nomadic · foraging · flintknapping · animal skins · club · grunting · cave dweller · Neanderthal
Tarzan
Fictional ape-raised man
- missing linkUndiscovered ancestral connection
- pulpSoft wet mass
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
jungle · transformation · mad scientist · horror · creature feature · 2001 · Kubrick · Burroughs · feral · humanoid
muscular
Having well-developed sinews
powerful · primal · beastly · apelike · stooped · knuckle-walking · barrel-chested · lumbering · towering · imposing
- wild mensasquatch, yeti, wildling, wild child, feral child
ape-manRenaissance man
Multi-talented individual
cosmopolitan · sophisticate · intellectual · technocrat · enlightened being
ape-manrobot
Programmable automated machine
android · cyborg · artificial intelligence · posthuman · transhuman