hominin vs. hominid

hominin vs. hominid: What's the difference?

All hominins are hominids, but not all hominids are hominins. Hominins (the tribe Hominini) are all modern and extinct humans and their immediate ancestors. Hominids (the genus Hominidae) are all hominins and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans), and all their immediate ancestors.

hominin

[hom-uh-nin] / ˈhɒm ə nɪn /

noun

Anthropology, Zoology.

any member of the group consisting of all modern and extinct humans and their immediate ancestors, specifically members of the tribe Hominini.

hominid

[hom-uh-nid] / ˈhɒm ə nɪd /

Or homonid

noun

Anthropology, Zoology.

any member of the family Hominidae, consisting of all modern and extinct humans and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans), and all their immediate ancestors.