anthropomorphous

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Therefore weeping probably came on rather late in the line of our descent; and this conclusion agrees with the fact that our nearest allies, the anthropomorphous apes, do not weep.

From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles

The ourang-outang is the most anthropomorphous of the ape tribe, all of which are strictly frugivorous.

From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)

Whether the adult anthropomorphous apes, in the males of whom the canines are much larger than in the females, uncover them when prepared to fight, is not known.

From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles

Originally a reptile inhabiting fire; later, an anthropomorphous immortal, but still a pyrophile.

From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose

Among the few species already detected, two at least belong to the anthropomorphous class.

From The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, Sir