SIMIAN


Meaning of SIMIAN in English

/ ˈsɪmiən; NAmE / adjective

( technical ) like a monkey , especially an ape ; connected with monkeys or apes

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin simia ape, perhaps via Latin from Greek simos flat-nosed.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.