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prehominid

[pree-hom-uh-nid]
noun
  1. any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.
  2. any extinct form that is thought to be an ancestor of the hominids.
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Origin of prehominid

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + hominid
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British Dictionary definitions for prehominid

prehominid

noun
  1. any of various extinct manlike primatesSee australopithecine
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