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presimian

presimian adjective: existing or occurring before the existence of anthropoid apes.

Adjective

presimian (not comparable)

  1. Existing or occurring before the existence of anthropoid apes.

Origin of presimian

From pre- + simian.

Questions about presimian

What does presimian mean?
Presimian means existing or occurring before the existence of anthropoid apes.
What part of speech is presimian?
Presimian is an adjective.

Words near presimian in the dictionary

  1. presignifying
  2. presigning
  3. presigns
  4. presiliconize
  5. presiliconized
  6. presimian
  7. presimulated
  8. presimulation
  9. presimulations
  10. presinusoidal
  11. preskeletal

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