ape-men
Transitional primate ancestors
Ape-men are hypothetical or prehistoric creatures intermediate between apes and humans—the "missing link" of popular imagination.
The term appears in evolutionary discussions, science fiction, and adventure stories featuring primitive humanoids: The expedition encountered a tribe of ape-men in the jungle.
In older usage, it described early hominids like Homo erectus.
The singular is ape-man.
Bipedal primate family
- missing linkUndiscovered ancestral connection
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
bipedal · Neanderthal · ancestor · prehistoric · primate · Peking Man · Lucy · paleontology
Fictional ape-raised man
- jungleDense tropical forest
- wild manUncivilized or reckless person
- feralWild after domestication
- primitiveIn earliest form
savage · creature · monster · pulp fiction · Burroughs · adventure · lost world · Bigfoot
Legendary North American ape-man
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- cryptidUnproven legendary animal
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
wilderness · footprint · blurry · expedition · legend · mystery · unexplained · creature
hominid
Bipedal primate family
- missing linkUndiscovered ancestral connection
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
fossil · bipedal · Neanderthal · ancestor · prehistoric · primate · Peking Man · Lucy · paleontology · anthropology
Tarzan
Fictional ape-raised man
primitive · savage · creature · monster · pulp fiction · Burroughs · adventure · lost world · Bigfoot · cryptid
Bigfoot
Legendary North American ape-man
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- cryptidUnproven legendary animal
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
folklore · wilderness · footprint · blurry · expedition · legend · mystery · unexplained · creature · apelike
- Lost Worldjungle expedition, lost civilization, dinosaurs, ancient ruins, pterodactyl
ape-menmodern humans
Our extant species
Homo sapiens · post-human · Cro-Magnons · cyborgs · great apes
ape, men, apes, aped, aping, manhood, mankind, manlike, manned