supermonkey
nounEtymology From super- + monkey.
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A monkey with remarkable abilities.
- But a supermonkey isn't the same as an 'almost man.' They belong to a different niche of existence. There isn't a simple ladder with monkeys down there and us up here.1981, Terry Carr, Universe 11:
- Its busy little brain must and will be kept going on whatever is handy. And in this respect, as in many others, man is a supermonkey.1984, Isaac Asimov, Asimov's new guide to science:
2 more examples
- Maverick scientist Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) leaves his research vessel to bring back a wayward, genetically altered supermonkey who has escaped in a shuttle.2007, Mark Roncace, Patrick Gray, Teaching the Bible through popular culture and the arts:
- Sure, we'll need some robots, but we should not overlook developing a race of genetically enhanced supermonkeys as well.2008, Charles Marshall, I'm Not Crazy, But I Might Be a Carrier: