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APE-MAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person assumed to have been raised by apes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ape-man" is a kind of...):
feral man; wild man (a person who is not socialized)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings
Synonyms:
ape-man; missing link
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("ape-man" is a kind of...):
primitive; primitive person (a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization)