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View synonyms for hominoid
hominoid
[ hom-uh-noid ]
noun
, Anthropology.
- 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
- of or like man; manlike
- of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Hominoidea, which includes the anthropoid apes and man
noun
- a hominoid animal
hominoid
/ hŏm′ə-noid′ /
- A primate belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea, which includes apes and humans.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hominoid1
C20: from Latin homin-, homo man + -oid
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