anthropomorphous
Britishadjective
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shaped like a human being
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another word for anthropomorphic
Other Word Forms
- anthropomorphously adverb
Example Sentences
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So that the correspondence in general structure, in the minute structure of the tissues, in chemical composition and in constitution, between man and the higher animals, especially the anthropomorphous apes, is extremely close.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
The manner of roasting these anthropomorphous animals contributes to render their appearance extremely disagreeable in the eyes of civilized man.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Humboldt, Alexander von
Gratiolet, Prof., on the anthropomorphous apes; on the evolution of the anthropomorphous apes; on the difference in the development of the brains of apes and of man.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
The same remark is applicable to the tailless condition of man; for the tail is absent in all the anthropomorphous apes.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles
Among the few species already detected, two at least belong to the anthropomorphous class.
From The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, Sir
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