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red apes

red apes is the plural of red ape.

Meaning of red ape

Noun

red ape (plural red apes)

  1. Synonym of orangutan (Pongo spp.).
    • In Borneo the red ape inhabits the swampy forest-tract at the foot of the mountains.1911, The Encyclopaedia Britannica
    Synonyms:
    orangutan
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, ape.

Questions about red apes

What is red apes the plural of?
Red apes is the plural of red ape.

Words near red apes in the dictionary

  1. red and silver dewdrop
  2. red ant
  3. red antimony
  4. red ants
  5. red ape
  6. red apes
  7. red apple
  8. red apples
  9. Red Army
  10. Red Army Faction
  11. Red Army man

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