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[るい()·じん()·えん()]
ruijinen
noun

English Meaning(s) for 類人猿

noun
  1. anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape

Definition and Synonyms for 類人猿

Anthropoid any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
Synonyms: 類人猿
Anthropoid Ape any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
Synonyms: 人類猿, 類人猿
Ape person who resembles a nonhuman primate
Synonyms: さる, 類人猿

Meanings for each kanji in 類人猿

» sort; kind; variety; class; genus
» person
» monkey

Categories 類人猿 is a member of

Ape any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
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Misfit someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
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Primate any placental mammal of the order Primates
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Sample Sentences for 類人猿

Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.
Apes are intelligent.
"What anthropoid would your girlfriend be most like?" "What a question... Well, um... An orangutan, I guess."
Why have the apes evolved more than other animals?

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