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sim·i·an

 (sĭm′ē-ən)
adj.
1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a monkey or an ape: humans and other simian primates.
2. Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a monkey or a nonhuman ape: caricatures of politicians with simian features.
n.
1. A monkey or an ape.
2. A monkey or a nonhuman ape.

[From Latin sīmia, ape, ultimately (probably via the Greek personal name Sīmiās, originally a nickname for a snub-nosed man, perhaps also given to pet apes in reference to their appearance) from Greek sīmos, snub-nosed and of unknown origin.]
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simian

(ˈsɪmɪən)
adj
(Animals) of, relating to, or resembling a monkey or ape. Also (rare): simious
n
(Animals) a monkey or ape
[C17: from Latin sīmia an ape, probably from sīmus flat-nosed, from Greek sīmos]
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sim•i•an

(ˈsɪm i ən)

adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an ape or monkey.
n.
2. an ape or monkey.
[1600–10; < Latin sīmi(a) an ape (probably derivative of sīmus flat-nosed < Greek sīmós) + -an1]
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sim·i·an

(sĭm′ē-ən)
An ape or monkey.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.simian - an ape or monkeysimian - an ape or monkey      
primate - any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
Adj.1.simian - relating to or resembling an ape; "simian features"
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Translations
majom

simian

[ˈsɪmɪən] ADJsímico
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simian

adj (form)der Affen; appearanceaffenartig
nAffe m
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simian

[ˈsɪmɪən] adjscimmiesco/a
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References in classic literature ?
He appears to me less human than simian, and whenever I hear him talk I seem to myself to have paused in the street to listen to the shrill clatter of a hand-organ, to which the gambols of a hairy homunculus form an accompaniment.
I saw that it was the simian creature who had met the launch upon the beach.
Notwithstanding that both Clayton and his wife kept a sharp lookout they saw nothing of larger animals, though on two occasions they had seen their little simian neighbors come screaming and chattering from the near-by ridge, casting frightened glances back over their little shoulders, and evincing as plainly as though by speech that they were fleeing some terrible thing which lay concealed there.
Well, Ja should know his own business, I thought, and so I grasped the spear and clambered up toward the red man as rapidly as I could--being so far removed from my simian ancestors as I am.
"Are you cold, Go-bu-balu?" asked Tarzan, using the simian equivalent of black he-baby in lieu of a better name.
It represented an alert, sharp-featured simian man, with thick eyebrows and a very peculiar projection of the lower part of the face, like the muzzle of a baboon.
We have always known simians to be herbivores, but in recent times, I have seen monkeys taking eggs out of refrigerators and devouring them.
The simians are said to pay at least two visits each day, in the morning and evening, to see the child, who shares his food with them.
A megabudget franchise movie, "Dawn" deviates from the standard summer superhero movie once its early footage dispenses with events since "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," its predecessor: It seems that most of the previous cast, even the ubiquitous James Franco, have been victims of an apocalyptic virus, leaving the simians to establish a sylvan, Athens-like society across the bay from San Francisco (Franco, who is not in the movie, likely went to North Korea to smooth over relations).
SIMIANS have terrorised the boarders of a girls' hostel in Ghaziabad.
Mangal Man Shakya of Wildlife Watch Group (WWG) said more than 30 rhesus simians were found dead inside the park.
Worshipped by Hindu faithfulls across India as the incarnation of monkey-faced god "Hanuman", the simians are highly revered, but have in most areas turned out to be a nuisance.