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an⋅thro⋅poid

  [an-thruh-poid]
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–adjective
1. resembling humans.
2. belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Anthropoidea, characterized by a relatively flat face, dry nose, small immobile ears, and forward-facing eyes, comprising humans, apes, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys. Compare prosimian.
–noun
3. anthropoid ape.
Origin:
1825–35; < Gk anthropoeids in the shape of a man. See anthropo-, -oid

Related forms:
an⋅thro⋅poi⋅dal, adjective
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an·thro·poid   (ān'thrə-poid')   
adj.  

  1. Resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance.

  2. Of or belonging to the group of great apes of the family Pongidae, which includes the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan.

  3. Resembling or characteristic of an ape; apelike.

n.  An ape of the family Pongidae. Also called anthropoid ape.
an'thro·poid'al (-poid'l) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1an·thro·poid
Pronunciation: 'an(t)-thr&-"poid
Function: adjective
1 : resembling humans —usedespecially of apes of the family Pongidae
2 of the pelvis : having a relatively great anteroposterior dimension —compare ANDROID, GYNECOID, PLATYPELLOID

Main Entry: 2anthropoid
Function: noun
: APE 2
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anthropoid an·thro·poid (ān'thrə-poid')
adj.

  1. Resembling human beings in structure and form.

  2. Of or belonging to the family of great apes including the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan.

  3. Resembling or characteristic of an ape; apelike.

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