hominoid

[ hom-uh-noid ]

noun

, Anthropology.

1. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives.

hominoid

/ ˈhɒmɪˌnɔɪd /

adjective

1. of or like man; manlike
2. of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Hominoidea, which includes the anthropoid apes and man

noun

1. a hominoid animal

hominoid

/ hŏm′ə-noid′ /

1. A primate belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea, which includes apes and humans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hominoid¹

First recorded in 1925–30; from Latin homin- (stem of homō ) “human being, man” + -oid; Homo, -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of hominoid¹

C20: from Latin homin-, homo man + -oid