apes is a form of:

Ape



noun
1.
(monkey, monkey with no tail, imitator) ស្វាធំៗ
verbpast tense: aped ; past participle: aped ; present participle: aping ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (imitate, mimic, mock) ធ្វើតាម, ត្រាប់, យកតម្រាប់, ចម្លងដូច, ធ្វើត្រាប់ដោយគ្មានពិចារណាដូចស្វា
  • Barbary ape
    - ស្វាអត់កន្ទុយម្យ៉ាង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.
verbpast tense: aped ; past participle: aped ; present participle: aping ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.
1.
A dupe