ape-man

ape-man
ape-man (n.) hypothetical "missing link," 1879, in a translation of Haeckel, from APE (Cf. ape) (n.) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.). Man-ape is attested from 1878. The name Martin Halfape appears in an English roll from 1227.

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