SIMIAN
\sˈɪmi͡ən], \sˈɪmiən], \s_ˈɪ_m_iə_n]\
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Of or pertaining to the family Simiadae, which, in its widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys; also, apelike.
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Any Old World monkey or ape.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Possessing the characteristics of or the anthropoid apes.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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