simian
Primate group member
Simian relates to apes and monkeys, or resembles them.
As a noun, a simian is any member of the primate group that includes apes, monkeys, and humans.
As an adjective, it describes ape-like qualities: his long simian arms, a simian gait.
The word often carries unflattering connotations when applied to humans, suggesting primitive or brutish features.
Tailless higher primate
- gorillaLargest great ape
- chimpanzeeGreat ape, genus Pan
- orangutanLarge red-haired Asian ape
- bonoboCongo Basin great ape
gibbon · baboon · macaque · mandrill · capuchin · howler · tamarin · marmoset
Tailless higher primate
British naturalist, species theorist
- primatologyScientific study of apes
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
- NeanderthalExtinct archaic human species
hominid · bipedalism · ancestry · phylogeny · fossils · paleontology · common ancestor · missing link
Arboreal arm-swinging movement
- prehensile tailTail adapted for gripping
- opposable thumbDigit that meets fingertips
- arborealOf or in trees
- social hierarchyStratified arrangement of status
grooming · tool use · vocalization · intelligence · terrestrial · knuckle-walking
ape
Tailless higher primate
- gorillaLargest great ape
- chimpanzeeGreat ape, genus Pan
- orangutanLarge red-haired Asian ape
bonobo · gibbon · baboon · macaque · mandrill · capuchin · howler · tamarin · marmoset · langur
ape
Tailless higher primate
emulate · parrot · monkey see monkey do · impersonation · mockery
Darwin
British naturalist, species theorist
- primatologyScientific study of apes
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- Homo erectusExtinct bipedal human ancestor
Neanderthal · hominid · bipedalism · ancestry · phylogeny · fossils · paleontology · common ancestor · missing link · divergence
brachiation
Arboreal arm-swinging movement
- prehensile tailTail adapted for gripping
- opposable thumbDigit that meets fingertips
- arborealOf or in trees
social hierarchy · grooming · tool use · vocalization · intelligence · terrestrial · knuckle-walking
ursine
Relating to bruins
equine · porcine · ovine · leonine · vulpine · aquiline · serpentine · saurian · murine · caprine
lemur
Madagascan arboreal primate
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- animal-likeapish, apelike, avian, beastly, birdlike
- primatesape, apes, baboon, baboons, monkey
- primate traitsopposable thumbs, grasping hands, prehensile, binocular vision, arboreal