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hominid

/ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/

hominid noun: any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.

Noun

hominid (plural hominids)

  1. (archaic) Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.
  2. Any anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.

Adjective

hominid (not comparable)

  1. Of the Hominidae.

hominid meaning in Tamil and Odia

hominid in Tamil

உயர்நிலை விலங்கினம்

hominid in Odia

primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
ଆଦିମାନବ ādimānaba

Examples of hominid in a sentence

  • For most apes and probably for early hominids, we wouldn't expect much dadlike behavior.
  • It is likely that ramidus was the ancestor of all subsequent hominid species, including our own.
  • The now eyes-wide-open-with-fear hominid was in serious need of an antiantidote to counter the antidote.

All 18 example sentences with hominid

Synonyms of hominid

Forms of hominid

pluralhominids

Origin of hominid

Borrowed from Translingual Hominidae.

Words formed from hominid

Questions about hominid

What does hominid mean?
Hominid means any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.
What is hominid in Tamil?
Hominid in Tamil is உயர்நிலை விலங்கினம். See Hominid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hominid?
Hominid can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce hominid?
Hominid is pronounced /ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of hominid?
The plural of hominid is hominids.

Words near hominid in the dictionary

  1. homing pigeon
  2. homing pigeons
  3. hominian
  4. hominians
  5. hominicide
  6. hominid
  7. hominids
  8. hominies
  9. hominiform
  10. hominiforms
  11. hominin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hominid (page history and authors); hominid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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