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Dictionary: sim·i·an   (sĭm'ē-ən) pronunciation
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adj.

Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an ape or a monkey.

n.

An ape or a monkey.

[From Latin sīmia, ape, probably from sīmus, snub-nosed, from Greek sīmos.]


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Veterinary Dictionary: simian
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1. member of the suborder Anthropoidea or Simiae; includes the monkeys and apes.
2. ape-like.

  • s. acquired immune deficiency syndrome (SAIDS) — a retrovirus-induced immune deficiency, similar to human acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • s. exogenous type D retrovirus — see simian acquired immune deficiency syndrome (above).
  • s. hemorrhagic fever — a highly fatal disease of macaques, caused by an arterivirus. It is characterized by edema, hemorrhages and diarrhea.
WordNet: simian
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an ape or monkey

The adjective simian has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or resembling an ape
  Pertains to noun: ape (meaning #1)

Wikipedia: Simian
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For other uses, see Simian (disambiguation); and distinguish from Simien.
Simian[1][2]
Fossil range: Middle Eocene – Recent

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorrhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Haeckel, 1866
Families

Callitrichidae
Cebidae
Aotidae
Pitheciidae
Atelidae
Cercopithecidae
Hylobatidae
Hominidae

The simians (infraorder Simiiformes) are the "higher primates" familiar to most people: the Old World monkeys and apes, including humans, (together being the catarrhines), and the New World monkeys or platyrrhines. Simians tend to be larger than the "lower primates" or prosimians.

Classification and evolution

The simians are split into three groups. The New World monkeys in Platyrrhini parvorder split from the simian line about 40 million years ago (mya), leaving the Catarrhini parvorder occupying the Old World. This group split about 25 mya between the Old World monkeys and the apes. "Monkeys" are a paraphyletic group (i.e. not a single coherent group). Earlier classifications split the primates into two large groups: the "Prosimii" (strepsirrhines and tarsiers) and the simians in "Anthropoidea" /an'thro-poy'de-a/ (Gr. anthropos, human).

The following is the listing of the various simian families, and their placement in the Order Primates:[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M.. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 128-184. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ a b Rylands AB and Mittermeier RA (2009). "The Diversity of the New World Primates (Platyrrhini)". in Garber PA, Estrada A, Bicca-Marques JC, Heymann EW, Strier KB. South American Primates: Comparative Perspectives in the Study of Bahavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6. 
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Translations: Simian
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - abelignende, abeagtig
n. - menneskeabe

idioms:

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus    immundefekt virus hos simian

Nederlands (Dutch)
(mens)aap

Français (French)
adj. - simien
n. - simien

idioms:

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus    virus d'immuno-déficience Simienne

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Affen-
n. - (Menschen)affe

idioms:

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus    SIV

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πιθηκικός
n. - (ζωολ.) (πλατύρρινος) πίθηκος

idioms:

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus    ιός ανοσολογικής ανεπάρκειας των πιθήκων

Italiano (Italian)
scimmiesco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - simiesco
n. - símio (m)

Русский (Russian)
(человекообразная) обезьяна, обезьяний, обезьяноподобный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - símico, simiesco
n. - símico, simiesco

idioms:

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus    virus de inmunodeficiencia simia

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - apliknande
n. - apmänniska

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
猿的, 猴子一般的, 类人猿的, 猴子, 类人猿

idioms:

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus    猿猴免疫不全病毒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 猿的, 猴子一般的, 類人猿的
n. - 猴子, 類人猿

idioms:

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus    猿猴免疫不全病毒

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 원숭이의, 유인원 비슷한, 원숭이 특유의
n. - 원숭이, 유인원

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - サル, 類人猿
adj. - サルの, 類人猿の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قردي (الاسم) قرد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קופי, כמו קוף‬
n. - ‮קוף‬

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