ape-man

• Sustantivo que designa a un hipotético organismo considerado antiguamente como eslabón evolutivo entre los simios y los seres humanos, o a una persona que se cree fue criada por simios.

A noun referring to a hypothetical organism once thought to be an evolutionary link between apes and humans, or a person believed to have been raised by apes.

1. Hypothetical ancestorC1formalscientific

   A now-outdated scientific concept of a creature believed to be a transitional form between apes and modern humans.

   Hombre-simio ancestral

   • Early anthropologists searched for evidence of the ape-man in fossil records.
   • The idea of the ape-man was later replaced by more complex evolutionary models.
   • Museums once displayed reconstructions of the supposed ape-man.

   Sinónimoshominidmissing link

2. Feral humanB2informal

   A fictional or legendary human who was raised by apes or lived among them, often depicted in stories.

   Hombre criado por simios

   • The legend of the ape-man has been popularized in many adventure novels.
   • In the movie, the ape-man was discovered living deep in the jungle.
   • Stories of an ape-man raised by gorillas have fascinated readers for decades.