類るい人じん猿えん

noun

ape; anthropoid ape

Refers to tailless primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. In biological contexts, it corresponds to the superfamily Hominoidea.

• チンパンジーやゴリラは類るい人じん猿えんに分ぶん類るいされる。

  Chimpanzees and gorillas are classified as apes.

• 類るい人じん猿えんはヒトに最もっとも近ちかい動どう物ぶつの一ひとつだ。

  Apes are among the animals closest to humans.