Menschenaffe — meaning in English

English meaning

• ape noun A large tailless primate such as a gorilla, chimpanzee, or orangutan.

Senses

Menschenaffe is used for these senses in English:

• ape A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
• hominid Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans. [from 1960s]

ape — full definition

1. noun A large tailless primate such as a gorilla, chimpanzee, or orangutan.
2. verb To copy or imitate someone or something, often badly.

Related German words