Simiad
/ˈsɪm.i.æd/noun
A member of the ape family or, more broadly, an ape or monkey.
Did you know?Simiad is built from Latin simia, “ape,” the same root that produced the more familiar word simian.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Antiquity
Latin
simia
“A monkey or ape”
16th Century
New Latin
Simiidae
“The taxonomic family of apes”
19th Century
English
simiad
“A member of the ape family”
19th Century
English
simian
“Of or resembling an ape”
Modern English
English
simiad
“A rare zoological term for an ape or monkey”