simian
Example Sentences
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Umba, the movement specialist underneath the simian special effects, is convincing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
Almost everyone reading this will recognize the slender, ponytailed figure who became a close friend and protector of the simian species most closely related to ours.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2025
Athapol said people shouldn’t see monkeys as villians, saying that the authorities might have not been efficient enough in their work to control the simian population.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024
The simian ones came from field recordings made as part of previous research.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023
His neck was thick, powerful, and cruelly muscled; his arms were long, athletic to the point of being simian, threaded with veins, and covered with reddish hair.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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