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View synonyms for hominid
hominid
or hom·o·nid
[ hom-uh-nid ]
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. hominin.
hominid
/ ˈhɒmɪnɪd /
noun
- any primate of the family Hominidae, which includes modern man ( Homo sapiens ) and the extinct precursors of man
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Hominidae
hominid
/ hŏm′ə-nĭd /
- Any of various primates of the family Hominidae, whose only living members are modern humans. Hominids are characterized by an upright gait, increased brain size and intelligence compared with other primates, a flattened face, and reduction in the size of the teeth and jaw. Besides the modern species Homo sapiens, hominids also include extinct species of Homo (such as H. erectus ) and the extinct genus Australopithecus. In some classifications, the family Hominidae also includes the anthropoid apes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hominid1
1885–90; < New Latin Hominidae, equivalent to Latin homin- (stem of homō ) “human being, man” ( Homo ) + -idae ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hominid1
C19: via New Latin from Latin homo man + -id ²
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Example Sentences
Fossils, skulls, and hominid exhibitions throughout the caves are quite something.
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Last Sunday, 60 Minutes aired a remarkable story about the discovery of two hominid fossils in South Africa.
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If so, it is certainly not chimpanzee nor close to the Apes, but decidedly hominid.
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