<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any of the monkeys or apes, classified into two subdivisions, the platyrrhines (New World monkeys) and the catarrhines (Old World monkeys and apes, including humans)</li><li>haplorhine</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to any of the monkeys or apes</li><li>characteristic of apes or monkeys: long, simian fingers</li><li>Disparaging and Offensive (used to describe a member of a racial or ethnic minority group, especially a Black person)</li></ul>