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ape

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1. ape - Noun

2. ape - Adjective

3. ape - Verb

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A quadrumanous mammal, esp. 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 esp. 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.

One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.

A dupe.

To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.

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The drawing caricatured the President Source: Internet

Her little brother apes her behavior Source: Internet

After retiring from competitions, he became the sixth actor to portray Edgar Rice Burroughs's ape man, Tarzan, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Source: Internet

AI includes associated technologies such as machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP), both of which aim to ape human thought. Source: Internet

A similar study conducted by Thorpe et al. looked at how the most arboreal great ape, the orangutan, held onto supporting branches in order to navigate branches that were too flexible or unstable otherwise. Source: Internet

Among the known races in Pellucidar are: * The Ape Men - A race of black ape -like creatures with prehensile tails; arboreal in nature. Source: Internet

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