类人猿 (lèi rén yuán) — anthropoid ape

Definition

Category name for great apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, etc.) — tailless primates close to humans, used in scientific and textbook writing rather than everyday speech.

noun

anthropoid ape

Measure word · 只

Examples

类人猿。
lèi rén yuán Yǔ rén lèi yǒu xiāng sì de jī yīn.
Anthropoid apes have similar genes to humans.
类人猿。
Zhè zhǒng lèi rén yuán shēng huó zài rè dài yǔ lín lǐ.
This species of anthropoid ape lives in tropical rainforests.
类人猿。
lèi rén yuán De zhì lì bǐ yì bān dòng wù gāo hěn duō.
The intelligence of anthropoid apes is much higher than that of ordinary animals.

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