hominid
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noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hominid
1885–90; < New Latin Hominidae, equivalent to Latin homin- (stem of homō ) “human being, man” ( Homo ) + -idae ( def. )
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That view shifted when researchers analysed 51 fossil teeth from a range of hominids and great apes, including Australopithecus africanus, Paranthropus robustus, early Homo, Neanderthals, and Homo sapiens.
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The findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports by Nature Publishing Group, describe the earliest evidence of Neanderthal hominids in Portugal.
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These included seven hominid species, or "great apes,"** such as humans, gorillas and chimpanzees, and nine hylobatid species, or "lesser apes,"*** such as gibbons.
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The team examined fossilized teeth from 51 hominids found across Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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Our hominid ancestors were much smaller than we were and were easily preyed upon by big cats and big birds.
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