Meaning of apeman | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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Examples

“Only above the eyebrows, where the sloping forehead and low, curved skull of the ape-man were in sharp contrast to the broad brow and magnificent cranium of the European, could one see⟳ any marked difference.”

“How may we judge⟳ him, by what standards, this ape-man with the heart and head and body of an English gentleman, and the training of a wild beast?”

“Like⟳ countless other ape men, this Tarzan (who is voiced by Tony Goldwyn, but looks like⟳ a dreadlocked Calvin Klein model⟳) is raised to feral hunkdom by a gorilla couple, Kala (Glenn Close⟳) and Kerchak (Lance Henrikson), who disagree on the appropriateness of introducing human children to the brute society of American-accented apes.”

“Human Nature has as its hero a caged ape man, and, like⟳ him, it has been hanging around for quite a while awaiting release⟳.”

“Apes leap⟳ to and fro, ape men swing⟳ from trees, and even a giant, menacing spider gets in on the act.”

“Weissmuller introduced the Ape Man's famous victory cry⟳, a recorded blend of a soprano's high C, a hyena howl played backwards, a camel's bleat, the twang of a violin string and an Olympic hero bellowing at the top of his voice. It was echoed in neighbourhoods from Cardiff to California, followed by the sound⟳ of snapping arms and legs as kids toppled from trees, casualty departments packed with failed young ape men.”

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