hominoid
[ hom-uh-noid ]
/ ˈhɒm əˌnɔɪd /
noun
Anthropology.
a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives.
Words nearby hominoid
hominid,
hominids,
hominin,
hominine,
hominization,
hominoid,
hominy,
hominy grits,
homme,
homme d'affaires,
homme du monde
British Dictionary definitions for hominoid
hominoid
/ (ˈhɒmɪˌnɔɪd) /
adjective
of or like man; manlike
of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Hominoidea, which includes the anthropoid apes and man
noun
a hominoid animal
Word Origin for hominoid
C20: from Latin
homin-, homo man +
-oid
Scientific definitions for hominoid
hominoid
[ hŏm′ə-noid′ ]
A primate belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea, which includes apes and humans.