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prehominid

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pre⋅hom⋅i⋅nid

  [pree-hom-uh-nid]
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–noun
1. any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.
2. any extinct form that is thought to be an ancestor of the hominids.
Origin:
1935–40; pre- + hominid
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pre·hom·i·nid   (prē-hŏm'ə-nĭd)   
n.  Any of several extinct primates regarded as an immediate ancestor of the hominids.
adj.  Of or relating to these extinct primates.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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