[hom-uh-nid] 
| any of the modern or extinct bipedal primates of the family Hominidae, including all species of the genera Homo and Australopithecus. |
| hom·i·nid (hŏm'ə-nĭd) n. A primate of the family Hominidae, of which Homo sapiens is the only extant species. adj. Of the Hominidae. [From New Latin Hominidae, family name, from Latin homō, homin-, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.] |
The biological family that includes our species, Homo sapiens. This family has also included Neanderthals and other forerunners of today's humans, such as Australopithecus, Homo erectus, and Homo habilis. Today's human beings are the only surviving hominids.
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