APE, APISH
ADJECTIVES
► SIMIAD characteristic of apes; resembling that of apes; ape-like → 1874
► SIMIAL pert. to apes; characteristic of apes → 1827
► SIMIAN characteristic of apes; resembling that of apes; ape-like → 1607
► SIMIOID resembling the apes → 1895
► SIMIOUS 1. belonging to the race of apes; having apish characteristics → 1804
2. typical or characteristic of apes → 1835
NOUNS
► BABION an ape; a baboon → 1599 obs.
► JACK an ape → 1500 sl. obs.
► JACKANAPES 1. a quasi-proper name of an ape → 1522 obs.
2. a tame ape or monkey → 1526 arch.
► JOCKO an ape; a chimpanzee → L18
► PUG an ape; a monkey → L16 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► SIMIAN an ape; a monkey → 1880
NOUNS – PERSON
► JACKANAPES a person who is compared to an ape, or one displaying the qualities of an ape → 1534 obs.
► JACK-OF-APES a man who exhibited performing apes → 1896 sl. (Bk.)
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