noun
A biological term for apes, including chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. Often used in scientific contexts; the cross-reference 類人猿 is more common in everyday language.
See also: 類人猿
ヒトニザルは、ヒト科に属する霊長類の総称です。
Anthropoid apes are a general term for primates belonging to the family Hominidae.
この研究では、ヒトニザルの社会行動を観察した。
In this study, we observed the social behavior of anthropoid apes.
類人猿 is the more common and general term for anthropoid apes. ヒトニザル is a less common synonym, often used in technical or biological contexts.
Compound of 人 (ひと, 'human') + 似 (に, 'resembling') + 猿 (ざる, 'monkey/ape'), literally 'human-resembling monkey'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a direct calque or translation of the Western scientific concept of anthropoid apes.