ape-man
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person assumed to have been raised by apes: A fictional or legendary human character who is believed to have been nurtured and brought up by apes in the wild.
- A hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings: A theoretical creature, often discussed in historical or popular contexts of evolutionary science, imagined as a missing link in human ancestry.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The legend tells of an ape-man living deep in the jungle.
- Early evolutionary theories sometimes speculated about the existence of an ape-man.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in historical contexts to describe outdated scientific concepts about human evolution.
- It appears frequently in adventure fiction and film to describe a feral human character.
Variants and Related Words
- Missing link (n): A hypothetical extinct creature halfway in the evolutionary chain between humans and apes.
- Caveman (n): A prehistoric human, often depicted as primitive, but not specifically raised by apes.
- Feral child (n): A human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age.
Synonyms
- Wild man
- Primitive human (in a historical scientific context)
Related Idioms
- To be a throwback: To resemble or suggest a primitive ancestor.
- His aggressive behavior was seen as a throwback to an ape-man.
Noun
- a person assumed to have been raised by apes
- hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings