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(rare) The state or quality of having the form of an ape; resemblance to apes.

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pithecomorphism

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Source Word

pithecomorphism

rare uncountable

(rare) The state or quality of having the form of an ape; resemblance to apes.

Japanese Meaning

猿に似た形状・姿を示す状態 / 猿形相、猿に類似する外見・特徴

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The anthropologist argued that the myth's emphasis on pithecomorphism reflected deep-seated anxieties about human origins.

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人類学者は、その神話が類人猿の姿をしている状態を強調していることが、人間の起源に関する根深い不安を反映していると主張した。

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(rare) The state or quality of having the form of an ape; resemblance to apes.

Some are dissatisfied, call it anthropomorphism, when we venture to compare man with God. After all, men are not apes or ape-like, pithecomorphism is but an insensate dream. Without or doubt or question, man, I affirm, assert, and declare, is not an ape or ape-like.

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