Synonyms for simian
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sim-ee-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪm i ən |
Définition of simian
Origin :- "characteristic of monkeys or apes," c.1600, from Latin simia "ape," from simus "snub-nosed," from Greek simos "snub-nosed" (like the Scythians), also a masculine proper name, of unknown origin. Biological meaning "pertaining to monkeys" is from 1863. The noun meaning "an ape or monkey" first is attested in 1880.
- noun ape
- The Harvard hellions (it is his own term) were indefatigable, simian, pitiless.
- Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
- But the curiosity of a simian is as excessive as the toil of an ant.
- Extract from : « This Simian World » by Clarence Day
- They will use up a lot of it in a simian habit3 called travel.
- Extract from : « This Simian World » by Clarence Day
- Consider the simian amorousness of Jupiter, and the brawls on Olympus.
- Extract from : « This Simian World » by Clarence Day
- Whatever a simian does, there must always be some talking about it.
- Extract from : « This Simian World » by Clarence Day
- The simian submits with odd readiness to the loss of this privilege.
- Extract from : « This Simian World » by Clarence Day
- You might as well speak of the human language as the Simian language.
- Extract from : « A House-Boat on the Styx » by John Kendrick Bangs
- The doctor was indignant when he found that his patient was of the Simian persuasion.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Book of Stories » by Various
- With a wail of anguish the simian clutched at the precious object.
- Extract from : « The Onslaught from Rigel » by Fletcher Pratt
- About that God he writes his first paragraph, untroubled by any simian suspicions.
- Extract from : « Great Ralegh » by Hugh De Selincourt
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