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PRONUNCIATION OF GREAT APE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREAT APE

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Great ape is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREAT APE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hominidae

The Hominidae form a taxonomic family of primates, including four extant genera: ▪ chimpanzees – 2 species ▪ gorillas – 2 species ▪ humans – 1 species ▪ orangutans – 2 species. The term "hominid" is also used in the more restricted sense as hominins or "humans and relatives of humans closer than chimpanzees". In this usage, all hominid species other than Homo sapiens are extinct. A number of known extinct genera are grouped with humans in the Homininae subfamily, others with orangutans in the Ponginae subfamily. The most recent common ancestor of the Hominidae lived roughly 14 million years ago, when the ancestors of the orangutans speciated from the ancestors of the other three genera. The ancestors of the Hominidae family had already speciated from those of the Hylobatidae family, perhaps 15 million to 20 million years ago.

Definition of great ape in the English dictionary

The definition of great ape in the dictionary is any of the larger anthropoid apes, such as the chimpanzee, orang-utan, or gorilla.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREAT APE

greasiness
greasy
greasy pole
greasy spoon
greasy wool
great
Great Attractor
great auk
Great Australian Bight
Great Barrier Reef
Great Basin
Great Bear
Great Bear Lake
Great Belt
great black-backed gull
Great Britain
great bustard
great circle
great council
great crested grebe

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREAT APE

anthropoid ape
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Barbary ape
Burberry ape
cape
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go ape
grape
landscape
out of shape
pape
rape
retape
scrape
shape
take shape
tape
the Cape
Western Cape

Synonyms and antonyms of great ape in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «great ape» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREAT APE

Find out the translation of great ape to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of great ape from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «great ape» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巨猿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gran simio
570 millions of speakers

English

great ape
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महान एप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القردة العليا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приматов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grande macaco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহান Ape
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grands singes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kera besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Menschenaffen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

類人猿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유인원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gedhe mono
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ape lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய குரங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महान एपे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Maymun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grande scimmia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

great Ape
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

приматів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Great Ape
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγάλος πίθηκος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groot aap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stor apa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

great Ape
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of great ape

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREAT APE»

The term «great ape» is regularly used and occupies the 58.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREAT APE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about great ape

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREAT APE»

Discover the use of great ape in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to great ape and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Last Great Ape: A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for ...
Looks at Ofir Drori's organization, The Last Great Ape, which has been instrumental in stopping poaching, trafficking, and cruelty to animals in Cameroon.
Ofir Drori, David McDannald, 2013
2
Great Ape Societies
Great Ape Societies provides comprehensive up-to-date syntheses of work on all four species, drawing on decades of international field work, zoo and laboratory studies.
Linda F. Marchant, Toshisada Nishida, 1996
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The Great Ape Project: Equality Beyond Humanity
This profound collection of thirty-one essays by the world's most distinguished observers of free-living apes make up a uniquely satisfying whole, blending observation and interpretation in a highly persuasive case for a complete ...
Paola Cavalieri, Peter Singer, 1993
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The Late Great Ape Debate (Large Print 16pt)
There's more than one way to address the creation vs. evolution debate.
Bayard Taylor, 2010
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Best Practice Guidelines for Great Ape Tourism
All great ape species and subspecies are classified as Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 2010), therefore it is imperative that great ape tourism adhere to the best practice guidelines in ...
Elizabeth A. Williamson, Elizabeth J. Macfie, 2010
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Best Practice Guidelines for the Surveys and Monitoring of ...
As a continuation of this report, a series of modules will be made available online, which will present detailed information on survey design, field techniques, analytical approaches, and practical issues such as logistics, finance and ...
‎2007
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Detective Bob and the great ape escape
A frolicsome ape eludes Detective Bob's efforts to return him to his cage in the zoo.
David Lee Harrison, Ned Delaney, 1980
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The Evolution of Thought: Evolutionary Origins of Great Ape ...
In this volume we seek to do just that, synthesizing the approaches of hominoid cognition, psychology, language studies, ecology, evolution, paleoecology and systematics toward an understanding of great ape intelligence.
Anne E. Russon, David R. Begun, 2004
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Ape House
When an explosion tears apart the lab, severely injuring Isabel and 'liberating' the apes to an unknown destination, John's human interest piece turns into the story of a lifetime, one he'll risk his career and his marriage to follow.
Sara Gruen, 2011
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Great Ape Odyssey
A founding director of Orangutan Foundation International who worked alongside such individuals as Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Louis Leakey presents a lavishly photographed exploration of each of the great ape species, interpreting the ...
Birute Mary Galdikas, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREAT APE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term great ape is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet Toronto's official Bigfoot researcher | Metro
... a mythical creature, sure. “But for me, I'm set on Sasquatch being something . . . the last survivors of a great ape species, a true missing link.” ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
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Why Borneo is the perfect jungle for young adventurers - Daily Mail
... and his little brother Felix were engulfed by a crowd of Kota Kinabalu hipsters taking selfies with these other ginger members of the great ape ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Chill out: adorable Sumatran orang-utans prepare for future in the wild
Conservationists have predicted that without immediate action, orang-utans are likely to be the first great ape to become extinct in the wild. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Great apes can make and use tools, Israeli study shows | The Times …
The bonobo, an endangered great ape and close relative of the chimpanzee, is capable of creating using and tools, an Israeli researcher has ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
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Ten quirky rules you must follow if driving abroad - including where …
Any driver who dares to seat a great ape in the back of their vehicle risks a fine. 10. Austria: Speeding tickets in Austria. Austrian traffic police ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
6
Gulf Breeze Zoo owner speaks out
... letter to the community pointing to what he said were over 200 improvements to the Gulf Breeze Zoo including insulating the great ape house, ... «Pensacola News Journal, Jul 15»
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EU Revokes Patent on Genetically Engineered Chimpanzees
“It seems to me shocking that a company should consider a great ape as a mere technical tool. If we allow that in this day and age people in the ... «Environment News Service, Jul 15»
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Great Ape Crepe owners see only potential for growth
Between the repeated inquires and downsides of winter travel, Bonahoom and Fruge decided to make Great Ape Crepes a year-round ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
9
Going 'Ape' at the Jefferson Memorial Forest
Go Ape donates money to many wonderful charities such as the Great Ape Conservation Fund and City Kids Wilderness Project. Go Ape also ... «WHAS 11.com, Jul 15»
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'Stories We Tell' examines art as narrative
The work is Rose's interpretation of the journal entry that described a “great ape in his death throes being eaten alive by an enormous albino ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»

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