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simian - Dictionary definition and meaning for simian

SIMIAN

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  • (noun) an ape or monkey

  • (adj.) relating to or resembling an ape

    "simian features"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for simian

  • (Tag: ) simian like simi(lar)/SAME + an ( only one) and nearly similar to mankind is the monkey or ape and that is why simian.

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  • (Tag: ) SIMIAN - SIMI = SIMILAR and MIAN or MAN, therefore the word SIMIAN means something similar to man. As the ape, gorilla and the chimpanzee are ancestors of man they are termed as SIMIANS.

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  • (Tag: ) simian...think how cricketer symonds look.he looks like a monkey...ttherefore symonds is a simian...

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Origin

  • Early 17th century. < Latin simia "ape" < Greek simos "snub-nosed"] added by bimal03

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