Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys.

    Affen-

    обезья́нийobezʹjánij

    мавпи́нийmavpýnyj, ма́впячийmávpjačyj

  2. Bearing resemblance to an ape or monkey; apelike or monkeylike.

    äffisch, affig

More definitions
  • relating to or resembling an ape

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to apes:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to apes:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
of or pertaining to apes:
resembling an ape:

Origin

From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”).

From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”).

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Forms

more simian, most simian
Comparativemore simian Lesson
Superlativemost simian Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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