(n.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadae, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes.
(n.) One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.
(n.) A dupe.
(v. t.) To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.
Example Sentences:
(1) In recent studies, we have found that Gal alpha 1----3Gal beta 1----4GlcNAc residues are abundant on red cells and nucleated cells of nonprimate mammals, prosimians, and New World monkeys, but their expression is diminished in Old World monkeys, apes, and humans.
(2) The sequence of the murine protein differs from that of the human protein in 10% of residues, and it may be presumed that some of these differences are responsible for the inability of gibbon ape leukemia virus to infect mouse fibroblasts.
(3) Other differences in cytoarchitecture, within the great apes and humans, include decreases in the small and giant cell populations of the cochlear complex.
(4) In order to analyse possible mechanisms of N-action of these factors, we have cultured APE explants for 3 or 18 h in the medium containing various concentrations of con A, PHA of EBDNF.
(5) We are by far the most successful of the great apes and have pushed our cousins right up against the wall.
(6) Finally, the M. fuscata replication sequence presented here will provide a necessary foundation for future comparisons between apes and man.
(7) Miocene hominoids from Europe are among the earliest members of the great ape and human clade (the Hominidae).
(8) 4-[[N-(3-Chlorophenyl)-carbamoyl]oxy]-2-butynyltrimethylammonium chloride (McN-A-343) and N-ethyl-guvacine propargyl ester (NEN-APE) produced minimal or no arteriolar vasodilation.
(9) Gibbons that acquired infectious gibbon ape leukemia virus, either naturally by exposure to a virus-shedding ape or experimentally by deliberate virus inoculation, had the same levels of serum lytic activity as did unexposed gibbons that had no detectable antibodies to gibbon ape leukemia virus.
(10) After this separation, the ancestral DRB1 gene of the DRw52 group duplicated in the Old World monkey lineage to give rise to genes at three loci at least, while in the ape lineage this gene may have remained single and diverged into a number of alleles instead.
(11) The results conform to the general pattern that great apes exhibit many cognitive skills comparable to those of 2-year-old humans.
(12) They adhered to and, when capacitated, penetrated the vestments of the oocyte of an ape--the gibbon, Hylobates lar--both in vivo and in vitro.
(13) Relative to human, no translocations were detected in great apes, except for the well-known fusion-origin of human chromosome 2 and a 5;17 translocation in the gorilla.
(14) Replacement of the N-methyl group in arecoline and APE by larger substituents (ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, benzyl, phenylethyl) as well as N-methylation resulted in a decrease or even a complete loss of agonistic activity.
(15) The deflecting wrinkle is a well-known character state of the lower m2 and M1 of the human dentition, but there is little information regarding its presence in great apes.
(16) She had no idea what she was saying.” The girl, Julia, was escorted from the ground by security guards after she was identified by Goodes as having called him an “ape” .
(17) Gonococci attached to, damaged, and invaded the oviduct (fallopian tube) mucosa of chimpanzees (which are apes) but not the oviduct mucosa of baboons (which are monkeys).
(18) The TLC analysis indicated that the oligomer produced by APE is not identical to the 2'-5' oligoadenylate.
(19) All positive sera from gibbon apes reacted as HSV-1 positive.
(20) Little evidence exists that apes can use symbols as names, that is, as a means of simply transmitting information.
Ditto
Definition:
(n.) The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted to do., or to two "turned commas" ("), or small marks. Used in bills, books of account, tables of names, etc., to save repetition.
(adv.) As before, or aforesaid; in the same manner; also.
Example Sentences:
(1) Ditto the policies that made life in Gaza so difficult.
(2) Ditto for his acknowledgement that the “oversight theatre” (my term, not his) that currently passes for democratic accountability must be replaced by a much more muscular and credible institution – an independent surveillance and intelligence commission.
(3) Ditto for users, who don't like the idea of spending on a new computer and then having to shift their files over from an old machine.
(4) I can’t remember which ill-fated combo decided to do a synth-pop cover of Hoagy Carmichael’s I Get Along Without You Very Well, but I can remember Smash Hits’ one-word response: “Ditto.” In their review of David Bowie’s 1983 album Let’s Dance, there was no sense that the journalist was trying to be reasonable, or to justify his views intellectually.
(5) Ditto local government, which will lose around a third of its funding from 2010 to 2015, with much worse to come in the event of another Tory-led government.
(6) Ditto selecting the right setlist from a back catalogue that's prone to end-of-the-world doom-mongering.
(7) Ditto the Little Mermaid’s Ariel, whose desire not just to change her circumstances but change her physical form has made her an unlikely object of identification among some younger members of the transgender community – a girl who believes herself literally born in the wrong body.
(8) When he asked Ditto to stop, he claimed she told him to "Google [her]".
(9) Ditto Fassbender for Shame, Shannon for Take Shelter & Swinton for Kevin.
(10) Ditto the journalists swarming around their beautiful village.
(11) Ditto was arrested after an incident at the Bungalo Bar in Portland, Oregon, which boasts "cheap drinks", "fire pits" and a "huge whiskey selection".
(12) On the final page, Gauguin adds: "Don't listen to Vincent, as you know he's prone to admiration and ditto indulgence.
(13) Today Labour has 211 peers (60% created since 1997), the Lib Dems 67 (ditto), and the Tories 188 (only 25% created since 1997), with non-party crossbenchers (whose "wild card" votes usually cancel each other out) 182, plus 25 bishops and 30 others.
(14) The BBC, as ever, is irritatingly good, despite all the dittos about video.
(15) Ditto the average reporter, though Reuters's Felix Salmon has recently written a terrific account of the phenomenon .
(16) Where are they?” Alan: “One drives around in a big car.” Or John (ditto), plumber: “Well, Ukip are a bit fascist, aren’t they?
(17) Ditto Emma Thompson’s representations, on a number of subjects.
(18) "[Ditto] came up to me and starting to pinch my cheeks (what the fuck?)
(19) Ditto all these Parenting for Clots tomes - by Penelope Leach and Dr Spock and permissive Swedes.
(20) Although she was released that night, Ditto's class B misdemeanor charge is punishable by a fine of up to $2,500 (£1,653) and up to six months in jail, the Portland Mercury reported .