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simian

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) simian (adjective)
  2. 2) simian (noun)
  3. simian immunodeficiency virus (noun)
  4. simian shelf (noun)

1sim·i·an

adj \ˈsi-mē-ən\

Definition of SIMIAN

: of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
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Examples of SIMIAN

  1. a study of simian viruses

Origin of SIMIAN

Latin simia ape, from simus snub-nosed, from Greek simos
First Known Use: 1607

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with SIMIAN

Simeon

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