hominoid

American  

[hom-uh-noid] / ˈhɒm əˌnɔɪd /

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.

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hominoid British  

/ 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

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noun

1. a hominoid animal

hominoid Scientific  

/ hŏm′ə-noid′ /

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

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Etymology

Origin of hominoid

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

Example Sentences

It is considered the closest known hominoid relative to the lineage that eventually led to all living apes, including humans.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Their results indicate that Masripithecus is a stem hominoid closely related to the lineage that eventually gave rise to all modern apes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Researchers report that a newly uncovered fossil ape from northern Egypt is changing how scientists view early hominoid evolution.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

On one occasion, they write, investigators peering through night vision goggles watched an expanding tunnel of light disgorge a large hominoid creature that then walked away and disappeared.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021

Evidence from the fossil record and from a comparison of human and chimpanzee DNA suggests that humans and chimpanzees diverged from a common hominoid ancestor approximately 6 million years ago.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015