"Yerkish" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈjɜːrkɪʃ/
Etymology: Yerkes + -ish, after Robert M. Yerkes, the founder of the laboratory within which the lexigrams were first used. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Yerkes|ish}} Yerkes + -ish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yerkish
  1. An artificial language of lexigrams developed for use by non-human primates. Wikipedia link: Robert Yerkes

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