yuán

common
noun
technical

Meaning of

猿 means ape; tailless monkey-like mammal. Pronounced yuán.

  • ape; tailless monkey-like mammal

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Definitions & Examples

Cháng
yuán
shì
zhǒng
shēng
huó
zài
dài
lín
de
yuán
 

The gibbon is a type of ape that lives in tropical rainforests.

Hēi
xīng
xīng
shì
rén
lèi
yīn
zuì
xiāng
de
yuán
lèi
 

Chimpanzees are the ape species with the most similar genes to humans.

Dòng
yuán
zhǎn
chū
le
duō
zhǒng
zhēn
de
yuán
 

The zoo exhibits many rare species of apes.

Sēn
lín
shēn
chù
zhe
shǎo
shēng
yuán
lèi
 

Quite a few wild apes inhabit the deep forest.

Zhè
zhǒng
yuán
lèi
jīng
bèi
liè
wéi
bīn
wēi
bǎo
dòng
 

This species of ape has been listed as an endangered protected animal.