simian

Examples

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• By the mid-1980s, researchers had identified a similar virus in captive laboratory primates: simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV).

  Academic text (2004)

• At the moment, your two simian friends and sponsors are free on bail.

  Planet of the Apes (1968)

• Luckily for us, none of the simians knew how to swim.

  Blog text (20)

• We were about a half mile ahead of them when several of the simians spotted us in a clearing.

  Blog text (20)

• The monkeys that live in the forests of West Africa have long been infected by a virus called the simian influenza.

• The reason why we're successful over other simians is that we have this capacity to feel empathy for each other, to cooperate with each other.

  Jay Shetty Podcast

• The researchers studied the behavior of a group of simians in their natural habitat.

• While visiting the zoo, the children were amazed by the playful antics of the simians.

• The documentary provided fascinating insights into the social structures of different simian species.

Synonyms

P

primate

vssimian

65 4.0

A mammal like a monkey, ape, or human

refers only to apes and monkeys rather than the whole order

Surface Forms

Etymology