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hominids

hominids is the plural of hominid.

Meaning of hominid

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.

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Questions about hominids

What is hominids the plural of?
Hominids is the plural of hominid.

Words near hominids in the dictionary

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

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