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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • "_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

  • "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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