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hom⋅i⋅noid

  [hom-uh-noid]
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–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; < L homin- (s. of homō) man (see Homo ) + -oid
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hom·i·noid   (hŏm'ə-noid')   
adj.  

  1. Of or belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea, which includes apes and humans.

  2. Resembling a human.

n.  A member of the Hominoidea.

[From New Latin Hominoīdea, superfamily name : Homō, type genus (from Latin homō, homin-, man; see homo1) + -oīdea, neuter pl. of -oīdēs, resembling (from Greek -oeidēs, -oid).]
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Main Entry: hom·i·noid
Pronunciation: 'häm-&-"noid
Function: noun
: any member of the superfamily Hominoidea; also : an animal that resembles humans —hominoid adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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