Ape vs Australopith - What's the difference?
ape | australopith |
A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
Any such primate other than a human.
(derogatory) An uncivilised person.
To behave like an ape.
To imitate; mimic.
* 1961 , J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês'' of Plato," ''Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association , vol. 92, p. 454,
Wild; crazy.
(archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) of or pertaining to the extinct anthropoid apes of the genera Australopithecus'' and ''Paranthropus or their fossils
(archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) members of the extinct anthropoid apes of the genera Australopithecus'' and ''Paranthropus or their fossils
As nouns the difference between ape and australopith
is that ape is apartment while australopith is (archaeology|anthropology|paleonotology) any of several extinct hominid primates, of the genus australopithecus , from the pleistocene period.As an adjective australopith is
(archaeology|anthropology|paleonotology) of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus australopithecus , from the pleistocene period.ape
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(wikipedia ape)Noun
(en noun)Hyponyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* ape-baboon * ape-bearer * apedom * apehood * apelike * apeling * apely * apeman * apeshit * go ape * naked apeVerb
(ap)- It is not conceived as a mere “aping ” in externals nor as an enacting in the sense of assuming a foreign role.
Derived terms
*Adjective
(-)- We were ape over the new look.
- He went ape when he heard the bad news.