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Simia
(gcide) | Simia \Sim"i*a\, n. [L., an ape; cf. simus flatnosed,
snub-nosed, Gr. ???.] (Zool.)
A Linnaean genus of Quadrumana which included the types of
numerous modern genera. By modern writers it is usually
restricted to the genus which includes the orang-outang.
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prosimian
(encz) | prosimian,poloopice n: Zdeněk Brož |
simian
(encz) | simian,opičí Zdeněk Brož |
Prosimiae
(gcide) | Prosimiae \Pro*sim"i*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL. See Pro-. and
Simia.] (Zool.)
Same as Lemuroidea.
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Simia satyrus
(gcide) | Orang-outang \O*rang"-ou*tang`\, Orang-utan \O*rang"-u*tan`\, n.
[Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang
man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zool.)
An arboreal anthropoid ape (Pongo pygmaeus, formerly {Simia
satyrus}), which inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. Often called
simply orang. It is now an endangered species. [Written
also orangutan, orangutang, orang-utan, ourang-utang,
and oran-utan.]
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Note: It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has
very long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the
ground when the body is erect. Its color is reddish
brown. In structure, it closely resembles man in many
respects.
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Simial
(gcide) | Simial \Sim"i*al\, a. (Zool.)
Simian; apelike.
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Simian
(gcide) | Simian \Sim"i*an\, a. [L. simia an ape.] (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the family Simiadae, which, in its
widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys;
also, apelike. -- n. Any Old World monkey or ape.
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prosimian
(wn) | prosimian
n 1: primitive primates having large ears and eyes and
characterized by nocturnal habits |
simian
(wn) | simian
adj 1: relating to or resembling an ape; "simian features"
n 1: an ape or monkey |
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