Ape
Ape noun - Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
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Neanderthal and ape are semantically related In some cases you can use "Neanderthal" instead the word "Ape" as a noun or an adjective.
Neanderthal
Neanderthal noun - A big clumsy often slow-witted person.
Usage example: they looked like a tribe of Neanderthals compared to the bridegroom's patrician-looking family
Ape and Neanderthal are semantically related in primate topic. Sometimes you can use "Ape" instead the word "Neanderthal" as a noun or an adjective.
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In-universe in the Isaac Asimov short story, The Ugly Little Boy, the press make out that a Neanderthal boy (which has been brought forward in time) is an "Ape Boy" to sell more newspapers to the ignorant public.
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