Simoid
/ˈsaɪ.mɔɪd/noun
Resembling an ape or monkey in form or appearance.
Did you know?Simoid belongs to the same zoological word-family as simian, while its suffix -oid comes from Greek eîdos, “form” or “likeness,” also behind words such as idol and idea.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weyd-
“To see or know; the ancestral root behind Greek words for appearance and form.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
eîdos
“Form, shape, appearance, or likeness.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
sīmos
“Snub-nosed; having a short or flattened nose.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
sīmōeidḗs
“Resembling a snub-nosed creature or ape; formed from sīmos plus -oeidēs, “like in form.””
19th Century
Scientific English
simoid
“Resembling an ape; simian.”
Modern English
English
simoid
“A rare zoological or descriptive adjective for something ape-like.”