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anthropoid ape
apeman
apes and monkeys
arms like those of an ape — muscular, or long and dexterous
legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls
legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls
hominid
gibbon
ape
Chinese character
lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse
bird in a basket, monkey in a cage