naked ape
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naked ape
Where it comes from
From naked + ape, reportedly coined by Desmond Morris in his book The Naked Ape (1967).
noun naked apes
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A human being.
What, after all, can a poor naked ape do?
Similar: featherless biped
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noun human being — see also human being
| 中文 | 裸猿 luǒyuán |
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title = {naked ape},
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