What is the meaning of Ape?

  • (n.) A dupe.
  • (v.t.) To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.
  • (n.) A quadrumanous mammal, especially of the family Simiadae, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied especially to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes.
  • (n.) One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.
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