Menschenaffe

German

Etymology

From Mensch (“man, human being, person”) +‎ -en- +‎ Affe (“ape”), cognate with Dutch mensaap.

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Noun

Menschenaffe m (weak, genitive Menschenaffen, plural Menschenaffen, feminine Menschenäffin)

  1. (colloquial) ape or great ape (male or of unspecified gender) (a tail-less primate)
  2. (sciences) hominid (male or of unspecified gender) (a member of the family Hominidae, including humans)

Declension

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