apeman
Primitive human ancestor
An apeman is a hypothetical creature intermediate between apes and humans, often invoked in discussions of evolution or depicted in fiction as a brutish, primitive being.
The term appears in early evolutionary discourse and pulp adventure stories: The expedition claimed to have spotted an apeman in the jungle.
It can also be used dismissively for someone perceived as crude or uncivilized.
Extinct archaic human species
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- LucyFeminine name meaning light
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
cranial · toolmaking · Leakey · paleoanthropology · anthropoid · excavation · erectus · skull
Cruel and uncivilized
- savageFierce and untamed
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- bestialResembling a savage creature
- feralWild after domestication
wild · untamed · uncivilized · prehistoric · caveman · knuckle-dragger · grunting · stooped
Fictional ape-raised man
- King KongGigantic fictional ape
- Planet of the ApesSimian-ruled science fiction world
- jungleDense tropical forest
- feral childHuman youth raised in wilderness
raised by apes · pulp · adventure · Burroughs · missing link · transformation · Hyde · creature feature
Legendary North American ape-man
- yetiMythical Himalayan ape-man
- cryptozoologyPursuit of unproven creatures
- missing linkUndiscovered ancestral connection
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
hoax · footprint · wilderness · legend · folklore · elusive · mythical · creature
Seeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
- shelterProtected place or structure
- fire-makingStarting a controlled blaze
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
tracking · climbing · trapping · nomadic · resourcefulness · gathering · stone tools · spear
Neanderthal
Extinct archaic human species
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- LucyFeminine name meaning light
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
fossil · cranial · toolmaking · Leakey · paleoanthropology · anthropoid · excavation · erectus · skull · jaw
brutish
Cruel and uncivilized
feral · wild · untamed · uncivilized · prehistoric · caveman · knuckle-dragger · grunting · stooped · hairy
Tarzan
Fictional ape-raised man
- King KongGigantic fictional ape
- Planet of the ApesSimian-ruled science fiction world
- jungleDense tropical forest
raised by apes · feral child · pulp · adventure · Burroughs · missing link · transformation · Hyde · creature feature · B-movie
sasquatch
Legendary North American ape-man
- yetiMythical Himalayan ape-man
- cryptozoologyPursuit of unproven creatures
- missing linkUndiscovered ancestral connection
sighting · hoax · footprint · wilderness · legend · folklore · elusive · mythical · creature · hairy
foraging
Seeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
- shelterProtected place or structure
- fire-makingStarting a controlled blaze
scavenging · tracking · climbing · trapping · nomadic · resourcefulness · gathering · stone tools · spear · club
apemanmodern human
Present-day Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens · transhuman · posthuman · cyborg · post-human
apemansophisticate
Worldly, cultured person
intellectual · cosmopolitan · Renaissance man · technocrat · futurist
apemanangel
Divine winged messenger
divine being · higher being · spiritual being · superman · Übermensch