Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 7 compound words that contain simian. The most common are listed below. Open simian in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- simian creaseA crease that extends across the palm of the human hand, formed by the fusion of the two palmar creases, found especially in people with Down syndrome.
- simian lineSynonym of simian crease: A crease that extends across the palm of the human hand, formed by the fusion of the two palmar creases, found especially in people with Down syndrome.
- simian shelfA bony thickening on the front of the mandible of an ape.
- simian immunodeficiency virusA species of retrovirus that causes persistent infections in several species of African non-human primates.
- simian creasesplural of simian crease: A crease that extends across the palm of the human hand, formed by the fusion of the two palmar creases, found especially in people with Down syndrome.
- simian linesplural of simian line: A crease that extends across the palm of the human hand, formed by the fusion of the two palmar creases, found especially in people with Down syndrome.
- simian shelvesplural of simian shelf: A bony thickening on the front of the mandible of an ape.
- simian immunodeficiency virusesplural of simian immunodeficiency virus: A species of retrovirus that causes persistent infections in several species of African non-human primates.
Compound words 7
- simianizationThe representation of a person (usually of a foreign or minority ethnicity) as a monkey or ape.
- presimianExisting or occurring before the existence of anthropoid apes.
- simianityThe quality or state of being simian.
- simianizeTo represent (a person, typically of a foreign or minority ethnicity) as simian.
- simiannessThe quality of being simian.
- prosimianA primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears. Such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder Prosimii, but are now considered a paraphyletic group and not a clade.
- simianiseNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of simianize.