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prehominid

[pree-hom-uh-nid]

noun

any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.

any extinct form that is thought to be an ancestor of the hominids.

Origin:
1935–40; pre- + hominid

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prehominid (priːˈhɒmɪnɪd)

—n
	See australopithecine any of various extinct manlike primates

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