English Dictionary

great ape

名詞

古語

(archaic) A large non-human primate, such as a gorilla, an orangutan, or a chimpanzee. / Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, excluding Homo.

日本語の意味

大型の非ヒト霊長類。ゴリラ、オランウータン、チンパンジーなど、ヒト以外の類人猿を指す。 / 分類学上では、Hominidae科に属する動物群（ヒト属（Homo）を除く）を意味する。

The naturalist wrote that the hunter had glimpsed a great ape perched among the vines, its dark eyes watching quietly.

博物学者は、猟師がつるの間に止まっている大型の類人猿（例：ゴリラ、オランウータン、チンパンジー）を目撃したと記し、その黒い目が静かに見つめていたと描写した。

意味（1）

(archaic) A large non-human primate, such as a gorilla, an orangutan, or a chimpanzee.

意味（2）

Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, excluding Homo.

Long before people thought in terms of evolution […] great apes were often confused with humans.

意味（3）

Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including Homo, and also many similar extinct species.

This wrinkled layer of gray matter that's highly developed in humans and other great apes, as well as whales, dolphins, and elephants, helps coordinate complex cognitive processes.

great apes （ plural ）