- any of the monkeys or apes, classified into two subdivisions, the platyrrhines (New World monkeys) and the catarrhines (Old World monkeys and apes, including humans).
- (used as a slur against a member of a racial or ethnic minority group, especially a Black person.)
- of or relating to any of the monkeys or apes.
- characteristic of apes or monkeys: long, simian fingers.
- (used to describe a member of a racial or ethnic minority group, especially a Black person.)
- of, relating to, or resembling a monkey or ape
- a monkey or ape
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