Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
simian .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Simian; apelike.
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- adjective
simian ;apelike
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Examples
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Besides these self-regarding duties, there are simial ones regarding our fellow-men: duties of love, justice, fidelity, truthfullness, gratitude, etc.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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At one of the last stages of his foetal career, he exhibits an intermaxillary bone, which is characteristic of the perfect ape; this is suppressed, and he may then be said to take leave of the simial type, and become a true human creature.
A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation' Francis Bowen 1850
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At one of the last stages of his foetal career, he exhibits an intermaxillary bone, which is characteristic of the perfect ape; this is suppressed, and he may then be said to take leave of the simial type, and become a true human creature.
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Robert Chambers 1836
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"_succes_," and "_bon voyage_" -- the builder clapping his hands, and skipping with all the simial ecstasy of a Frenchman, at the encomiums lavished upon his vessel, as she cleaved through the water with the undeviating rapidity of a barracouta.
The King's Own Frederick Marryat 1820
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"Well, you are a kind old codger, any how," said Gideon, with a simial attempt to look pleased, "give me your hand.
Eoneguski, or, the Cherokee Chief: A Tale of Past Wars. Vol. I. 1839
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