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hom⋅i⋅nid

[hom-uh-nid]
–noun Anthropology.
any of the modern or extinct bipedal primates of the family Hominidae, including all species of the genera Homo and Australopithecus.
Also, homonid, ho⋅min⋅i⋅an [hoh-min-ee-uhn] .


Origin:
1885–90; < NL Hominidae, equiv. to L homin- (s. of homō) man (see Homo ) + -idae -id 2
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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.]
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Cultural Dictionary

hominids [(hom-uh-nidz)]

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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Word Origin & History

hominid 
1889, "family of mammals represented by man," from Mod.L. Hominidæ the biological family name, coined 1825 from L. homo (gen. hominis) "man." Hominoid "man-like" is from 1927.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hom·i·nid
Pronunciation: 'häm-&-n&d, -"nid
Function: noun
: any bipedal primate mammal of the family Hominidae —hominid adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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