Noun: ape-man (ape-men) 'eyp,man
- Hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings
"Scientists once searched for a single ape-man in human evolution";
- missing link
- A person assumed to have been raised by apes
"The legend of Tarzan popularized the idea of an ape-man living in the jungle"
Derived forms: ape-men
Type of: feral person, primitive, primitive person
Encyclopedia: Ape-man