hominids
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ə noun Anthropology.
any of the modern or extinct bipedal primates of the family Hominidae, including all species of the genera Homo and Australopithecus.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any primate of the family Hominidae, which includes modern man (Homo sapiens) and the extinct precursors of man |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of, relating to, or belonging to the Hominidae |
| [C19: via New Latin from Latin homo man + | |
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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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hominid  (hŏm'ə-nĭd) Pronunciation Key
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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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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It also proposes that humans hybridized with other hominids they met as they migrated.
Even today researchers argue about what separates modern humans from other, extinct hominids.
It seems there are climatic changes that may have made movements in and out easy for hominids and animals, at certain times.
But the degree to which these hominids walked on the ground has been debated.
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