apeman

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.
2. noun A human raised from childhood by apes (generally in reference to, or in imitation of, the fictional character Tarzan).
3. noun A reputed or legendary, large, bipedal, ape-like creature, as Bigfoot or the Yeti, or a primitive australopithecine still extant today.

Similar words

ape-man ape-person great ape prehuman proto-human protohuman australopithecine paleohuman pre-adamite caveman

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