simiidn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪmɪɪd/, U.S.

/ˈsɪmiəd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Simiidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Simiidae, former family name (1836 or earlier) < Simia , former genus name (see Simia n.) + -idae (see -id suffix³).Compare French simiidé (1888 or earlier).

Zoology. Now rare.

A member of the (former) family Simiidae; spec. an anthropoid ape.The family Simiidae originally comprised apes and monkeys and later was limited to anthropoid apes.

ΚΠ

1886 A. Geikie Class-bk. Geol. 498 The Simiids or man-like apes (Troglodytes, Gorilla, Simia, and Hylobates).

1911 Science 12 May 731/2 Ape is now so generally restricted to the large, tailless simiids (chimpanzee, gorilla, etc.)

1915 E. R. Lankester Diversions of Naturalist 285 It might quite well have been described as the jaw of a simiid—a large ape allied to the chimpanzee—with some unimportant resemblance to a human one.

1959 S. J. Tester tr. R. Collin Evolution v. 61 There is no form transitional between man, present-day or fossil, and any representative of any other kind of primate today, including the simiids.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	simiid
释义	simiidn. Brit. /ˈsɪmɪɪd/, U.S. /ˈsɪmiəd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Simiidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Simiidae, former family name (1836 or earlier) < Simia , former genus name (see Simia n.) + -idae (see -id suffix³).Compare French simiidé (1888 or earlier). Zoology. Now rare. A member of the (former) family Simiidae; spec. an anthropoid ape.The family Simiidae originally comprised apes and monkeys and later was limited to anthropoid apes. ΚΠ 1886 A. Geikie Class-bk. Geol. 498 The Simiids or man-like apes (Troglodytes, Gorilla, Simia, and Hylobates). 1911 Science 12 May 731/2 Ape is now so generally restricted to the large, tailless simiids (chimpanzee, gorilla, etc.) 1915 E. R. Lankester Diversions of Naturalist 285 It might quite well have been described as the jaw of a simiid—a large ape allied to the chimpanzee—with some unimportant resemblance to a human one. 1959 S. J. Tester tr. R. Collin Evolution v. 61 There is no form transitional between man, present-day or fossil, and any representative of any other kind of primate today, including the simiids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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