ヒトニザル

noun

anthropoid ape; ape

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、ヒト科かに属ぞくする霊れい長ちょう類るいの総そう称しょうです。

  Anthropoid apes are a general term for primates belonging to the family Hominidae.

• この研けん究きゅうでは、ヒトニザルの社しゃ会かい行こう動どうを観かん察さつした。

  In this study, we observed the social behavior of anthropoid apes.