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hominoid

[ hom-uh-noid ]

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.


hominoid

/ ˈɒɪˌɔɪ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a hominoid animal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hominoid

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  1. A primate belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea, which includes apes and humans.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hominoid1

First recorded in 1925–30; from Latin homin- (stem of dzō ) “human being, man” + -oid; Homo, -oid
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hominoid1

C20: from Latin homin-, homo man + -oid
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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.

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The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere is approaching a level not seen in 15m years and perhaps never previously experienced by a hominoid, according to the authors of a study.

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Patterson was working on her doctorate in psychology with a focus on the comparative cognitive skills among hominoids.

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If the Eppelsheim teeth say anything about human evolution, they help to clarify where and how the earliest hominoids lived and evolved.

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Everest found a footprint that appeared to be hominoid.

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