great ape
Noun
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Noun
great ape (plural great apes)
- (archaic) A large non-human primate, such as a gorilla, an orangutan, or a chimpanzee. [to late 19C]
- Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, excluding Homo.
- Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including Homo, and also many similar extinct species.
- French: hominidé, grand singe
- German: Großaffe, Grossaffe (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), Großäffin, Grossäffin (Switzerland, Liechtenstein), Menschenaffe, Menschenäffin, Hominide, Hominid (less common), Hominidin
- Spanish: gran simio
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