- hominoid
- hominoid “man-like,” 1927, from L. homo (gen. hominis) "man" (see HOMUNCULUS (Cf. homunculus)) + -OID (Cf. -oid).
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hominoid
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hominoid — [häm′ə noid΄] n. [< ModL Hominoidea: see HOMO1 & OID] a gibbon, great ape, or human: in some systems of classification, any of a superfamily (Hominoidea) of such primates adj. of or like a human … English World dictionary
hominoid — noun Etymology: New Latin Hominoidea, from Homin , Homo + oidea, suffix of higher taxa, from Latin oïdes 2 oid Date: 1949 any of a superfamily (Hominoidea) of primates including recent hominids, gibbons, and pongids together with extinct… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hominoid — hom·i·noid häm ə .nȯid n any member of the superfamily Hominoidea also an animal that resembles humans hominoid adj * * * hom·i·noid (homґĭ noid) 1. pertaining to the Hominoidea. 2. a member of the Hominoidea … Medical dictionary
Hominoid — Menschenartige Gemeiner Schimpanse (Pan troglodytes) Systematik Unterklasse: Höhere Säugetiere (Eutheria) … Deutsch Wikipedia
hominoid — /hom euh noyd /, n. Anthropol. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives. [1925 30; < L homin (s. of homo) man (see HOMO) + OID] * * * … Universalium
hominoid — noun Any great ape (such as man) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea … Wiktionary
hominoid — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Resembling a human being: anthropoid, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous, humanoid, manlike. See CULTURE … English dictionary for students
hominoid — hom·i·noid || hÉ‘mɪnɔɪd / hÉ’m n. member of the superfamily Hominoidea, member of the family of primates which includes human beings and the great apes (Anthropology) … English contemporary dictionary
hominoid — [ hɒmɪnɔɪd] noun Zoology a primate of a group (superfamily Hominoidea) that includes humans, their fossil ancestors, and the great apes … English new terms dictionary
hominoid — hom·i·noid … English syllables
