hominoid

[hom-uh-noid]

hom·i·noid

[hom-uh-noid]
noun
Anthropology. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives.

Origin:
1925–30; < Latin homin- (stem of homō) man (see Homo) + -oid
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World English Dictionary
hominoid (ˈhɒmɪˌnɔɪd)
 
adj
1.  of or like man; manlike
2.  of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Hominoidea, which includes the anthropoid apes and man
 
n
3.  a hominoid animal
 
[C20: from Latin homin-, homo man + -oid]

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hominoid   (hŏm'ə-noid')  Pronunciation Key 
A primate belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea, which includes apes and humans.
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