Anthropoidea

[ an thruh-poi-dee-uh ]

/ ˌæn θrəˈpɔɪ di ə /

noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Anthropology, Zoology.

a former taxonomic suborder that comprised New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes, including humans, collectively classified as anthropoids or anthropoid apes.

Origin of Anthropoidea

First recorded in 1795–1800; anthrop(o)- + -oidea

Example sentences from the Web for anthropoidea

The proportionate length of the foot to its limb is greater in this genus than in any other of the Anthropoidea.

A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2) |Henry O. Forbes
The pectoral limbs are always shorter than the hind-limbs; the reverse is occasionally the case in the Anthropoidea.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
The genus Cercopithecus includes a larger number of species than any other of the Anthropoidea.

A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2) |Henry O. Forbes
In the Anthropoidea the skull differs greatly from that in the Lemuroidea.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds

Even the external form enables the members of the present sub-order to be readily distinguished from the higher Anthropoidea.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard

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Anthropoidea

noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Anthropology, Zoology.

Origin of Anthropoidea

Example sentences from the Web for anthropoidea