Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
hom·i·nine Pronunciation:
'häm-&-"nIn Function:
noun : any of a subfamily (Homininae) of the family Hominidae comprisinglarge-brained hominids (as
Homo sapiens and
H. erectus) in contrast to the small-brained australopithecines (genus
Australopithecus) —
hominine adjective
[hom-uh-nahyn] 
əˌnaɪn