anthropoid

[ an-thruh-poid ]

/ ˈæn θrəˌpɔɪd /

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adjective

resembling humans.

Anthropology, Zoology. belonging or pertaining to the group of primates characterized by a relatively flat face, dry nose, small immobile ears, and forward-facing eyes, comprising New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes, including humans: these primates were formerly classified into their own suborder, Anthropoidea, which has been supplanted by the more inclusive suborder Haplorhini.See also haplorhine.

noun

anthropoid ape.

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Origin of anthropoid

First recorded in 1825–35; anthropo-, + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM anthropoid

an·thro·poi·dal, adjectivepseu·do·an·thro·poid, adjective

Words nearby anthropoid

anthropocentrism, anthropogenesis, anthropogenic, anthropogeography, anthropography, anthropoid, anthropoid ape, Anthropoidea, anthropoid pelvis, anthropol., anthropolatry

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How to use anthropoid in a sentence

This left them, in the end, with “rhinoceros” and “anthropoid.”
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They summoned Mr. Rizzo and desired him to spell the word “anthropoid.”
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In and among the rest he inserted the words “rhinoceros” and “anthropoid.”
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is large in the anthropoid apes, especially in the orang, in which it is very long and spirally convoluted.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris

The abnormality of club-foot may be pointed to as a reversion to the shape of the foot in the anthropoid apes.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
The same peculiarity exists in the larger anthropoid apes and in some of the gibbons, but is not found in the lower mammals.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
None of the other anthropoid apes ever walk erect, though they assume at times the upright posture.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Of the anthropoid apes of Europe, probably numerous in individuals, a few remains of one or two species alone survive.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for anthropoid

anthropoid

/ (ˈænθrəˌpɔɪd) /

adjective

resembling man

resembling an ape; apelike

of or relating to the suborder Anthropoidea

noun

any primate of the suborder Anthropoidea, including monkeys, apes, and manCompare prosimian

Derived forms of anthropoid

anthropoidal, adjective

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Medical definitions for anthropoid

anthropoid

[ ăn′thrə-poid′ ]

adj.

Resembling human beings in structure and form.

Of or belonging to the family of great apes including the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan.

Resembling or characteristic of an ape; apelike.

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