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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