1. hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings; [syn: missing link, ape-man]
2. a person assumed to have been raised by apes;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ape-man
n 1: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate
between apes and human beings [syn: missing link, ape-
man]
2: a person assumed to have been raised by apes