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nonhominin

nonhominin noun: that which is not a hominin.

Noun

nonhominin (plural nonhominins)

  1. That which is not a hominin.
    • The ancient baboon, Papio angusticeps, is the first nonhominin primate found at the site.2015 August 24, Sindya N. Bhanoo, “A Piece of the Earliest Baboon Ever Found”, in New York Times

Forms of nonhominin

pluralnonhominins

Origin of nonhominin

From non- + hominin.

Questions about nonhominin

What does nonhominin mean?
Nonhominin means that which is not a hominin.
What part of speech is nonhominin?
Nonhominin is a noun.
What is the plural of nonhominin?
The plural of nonhominin is nonhominins.

Words near nonhominin in the dictionary

  1. nonhomicidal
  2. nonhomicide
  3. nonhomicides
  4. nonhominid
  5. nonhominids
  6. nonhominin
  7. nonhominins
  8. nonhomoerotic
  9. nonhomogeneity
  10. nonhomogeneous
  11. nonhomogeneously

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