Menschenaffe

German

Etymology

From Mensch (man, human being, person) + -en- + Affe (ape), cognate with Dutch mensaap.

Noun

Menschenaffe m (genitive Meschenaffen, plural Meschenaffen, feminine Menschenäffin)

  1. An ape or great ape, a tailless primate (humans may be excluded or included, depending on the taxonomist).
  2. A pongid.
  3. An anthropoid ape.
  4. A hominid.

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