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Webster 1913 Edition

Simian

Sim′i-an

,

Adj.

[L.

simia

an ape.]

(Zool.)

Of or pertaining to the family

Simiadae

, which, in its widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys; also, apelike.

–

Noun.

Any Old World monkey or ape.

Definition 2024

simian

simian

See also: sìmiàn

English

Adjective

simian ‎(comparative more simian, superlative most simian)

Of or pertaining to apes; apely.
Bearing resemblance to an ape.

Synonyms

Translations

of or pertaining to apes

Finnish: apina- (fi), apinoiden (fi) pl (genitive of noun)
French: simien (fr) m, simienne (fr) f
Hungarian: majom (hu)
Irish: simíoch, simiach

Portuguese: símio (pt)
Romanian: simian (ro)
Spanish: símico
Swedish: ap- (sv)

resembling an ape

Finnish: apinamainen
Greek: πιθηκοειδής (el) m ‎(pithikoeidís), πιθηκόμορφος (el) m ‎(pithikómorfos)
Hungarian: majomszerű (hu)

Irish: simíoch, simiach
Portuguese: símio (pt), simiesco (pt)
Spanish: símico

Noun

simian ‎(plural simians)

An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid.

Synonyms

(ape or monkey): anthropoid, ape, monkey, primate

Translations

an ape or monkey

Finnish: apina (fi)
Irish: simíoch m, simiach m
Navajo: mágí
Portuguese: símio (pt) m

Romanian: simian (ro) m
Serbo-Croatian: majmun (sh) m
Spanish: simio (es) m

Esperanto

Adjective

simian

accusative singular of simia