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protohominid

protohominid noun: any of several primitive animals that were evolutionary ancestors of the hominids.

Noun

protohominid (plural protohominids)

  1. Any of several primitive animals that were evolutionary ancestors of the hominids.
    • Although the ethological studies of chimpanzees cannot present us with a picture of the life of the protohominids, they can give us some insights into what these conditions may have been like.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 193

Adjective

protohominid (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to these creatures.

Forms of protohominid

pluralprotohominids

Origin of protohominid

From proto- + hominid.

Questions about protohominid

What does protohominid mean?
Protohominid means any of several primitive animals that were evolutionary ancestors of the hominids.
What part of speech is protohominid?
Protohominid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of protohominid?
The plural of protohominid is protohominids.

Words near protohominid in the dictionary

  1. protohistorians
  2. protohistoric
  3. protohistorical
  4. protohistories
  5. protohistory
  6. protohominid
  7. protohominids
  8. protohomosexual
  9. protohuman
  10. protohumans
  11. protohypericin

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