anthropomorphous

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This remark is made with respect to Cynocephalus and the anthropomorphous apes by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and F. Cuvier, 'Histoire Nat. des Mammiferes,' tom. i.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles

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)

The question also arises, if man has been produced from an anthropomorphous ape by a process of natural development, how is it that the same process has not gone on in other lines?

From Story of Creation as Told By Theology and By Science by Ackland, T. S. (Thomas Suter)

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

From The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, Sir