/ 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.
/ 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. 2005