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night-ape

night-ape noun: synonym of night monkey.

Noun

night-ape (plural night-apes)

  1. Synonym of night monkey.
    Synonyms:
    night monkey
  2. (South Africa) Synonym of bushbaby.
    Synonyms:
    bushbaby

Synonyms of night-ape

Forms of night-ape

pluralnight-apes
alternative formnightape
alternative formnight ape

Origin of night-ape

From night + ape. South African usage likely a calque of Afrikaans nagapie (literally “little night-ape, night-monkey”). Compare Afrikaans nagaap (“loris”, literally “night-ape”).

Questions about night-ape

What does night-ape mean?
Night-ape means synonym of night monkey.
What part of speech is night-ape?
Night-ape is a noun.
What is the plural of night-ape?
The plural of night-ape is night-apes.

Words near night-ape in the dictionary

  1. night winds
  2. night work
  3. night writing
  4. night-and-day
  5. night-and-days
  6. night-ape
  7. night-apes
  8. night-bat
  9. night-bats
  10. night-biter
  11. night-biters

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