simian


2simian

noun

Definition of SIMIAN

: monkey, ape; also : any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of primates that includes monkeys, apes, and humans

First Known Use of SIMIAN

1880

Other Mammals Terms

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

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