Barbary beast (3 letters)

{ Answer }

APE

{ Related Clues }

Anthropoid
Caricature
Copier
Copy
Copycat
Galoot
Gibbon, for one
Gorilla
Impersonate
Lubber
Lummox
Mimic
Mirror
Primate
Siamang
Simian
Big galoot
Distant cousin
Do a takeoff
Gelada or pongo
Go ___ over
Hairy or Barbary
Huxley's "___ and Essence"
Pithecanthropus relative
Pongid, e.g.
Raiser of Tarzan
Take off on
Tarzan's Cheeta
Big, clumsy guy
Dian Fossey subject
Donkey Kong, e.g.
Emulate David Frye
Go ___ (flip out)
King Kong, e.g.
Tarzan's foster mother
What epigones do
Yank, in an O'Neill play
Animal that beats its chest

{ Tags }

ape, big, copy, do, eg, galoot, gibbon, go, gorilla, hairy, imitate, king, kong, like, make, mimic, siamang, simian, way, wou, zoo

{ Notes }

The answer APE is very common and appears about once every 31.8 puzzles.

{ Definition }

APE as a noun:

1. any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

2. (copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper) = someone who copies the words or behavior of another

3. (anthropoid, ape) = person who resembles a nonhuman primate

APE as a verb:

1. imitate uncritically and in every aspect; "Her little brother apes her behavior"

2. (caricature, ape) = represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"