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hominoid

UK/ˈhɒmənɔɪd/US/ˈhɑmənɔɪd/

hominoid noun: any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.

Noun

hominoid (plural hominoids)

  1. Any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.
    • Hominoids differ from monkeys in several ways, the most striking being the lack of an external tail.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 111

Forms of hominoid

pluralhominoids

Origin of hominoid

From Latin homin- + -oid, after scientific Latin Hominoidea (superfamily name).

Questions about hominoid

What does hominoid mean?
Hominoid means any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.
What part of speech is hominoid?
Hominoid is a noun.
How do you pronounce hominoid?
Hominoid is pronounced /ˈhɒmənɔɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of hominoid?
The plural of hominoid is hominoids.

Words near hominoid in the dictionary

  1. hominizations
  2. hominize
  3. hominized
  4. hominizes
  5. hominizing
  6. hominoid
  7. hominoids
  8. hominology
  9. Homintern
  10. hominy
  11. hominy snow

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