Ape

n. [A-S. apa, Icel. api, Sw. apa, Dan. abe, D. aap, Fr. ape, W. epa, O. H. Ger. affo, M. H. Ger. & N. H. Ger. affe, Skr. kapi, Gr. κῆπος, κεῖπος.]

1. (Zool.) A quadrumanous mammal of the genus Pithecus, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches.
2. One who imitates servilely, in allusion to the manners of the ape; a silly fellow. Nabbes.