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anthropoid ape; great ape
Apes that closely resemble humans, including chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and gibbons. The scientific term for the primate group most closely related to humans.
チンパンジーは類人猿の一種だ。
Chimpanzees are a type of great ape.
類人猿は道具を使うことができる。
Great apes can use tools.
人間と類人猿は共通の祖先から進化したと考えられている。
Humans and great apes are thought to have evolved from a common ancestor.
類人猿 literally means "human-resembling apes" (類 = resembling, 人 = human, 猿 = ape/monkey). In biology, it refers specifically to the Hominoidea superfamily.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 大型類人猿 — great apes
- 類人猿の研究 — ape research
- 類人猿の行動 — ape behavior
RELATED WORDS:
- 霊長類 — primates
- 猿 — monkey, ape
- 進化 — evolution