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  1. 1. ape

Words Containing 猿

人猿
rén yuán

anthropoid ape

北京猿人
běi jīng yuán rén

Peking ape-man

南方古猿
nán fāng gǔ yuán

Australopithecus

心猿意马
xīn yuán yì mǎ

lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)

无尾猿
wú wěi yuán

ape

猿人
yuán rén

apeman

猿猴
yuán hóu

apes and monkeys

猿玃
yuán jué

legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls

猿臂
yuán bì

arms like those of an ape — muscular, or long and dexterous

玃猿
jué yuán

legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls

程序猿
chéng xù yuán

(Internet slang) code monkey

笼鸟槛猿
lóng niǎo jiàn yuán

bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner

长臂猿
cháng bì yuán

gibbon

类人猿
lèi rén yuán

hominid

黑冠长臂猿
hēi guān cháng bì yuán

black crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus)

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