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anthropoid definition
an·thro·poid (an′t̸hrə po̵id′)
adjective
- resembling a human
- apelike a brutish man with anthropoid features
noun
any of certain highly developed primates, esp. the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, and gibbon: in some classification systems, any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of primates
Related Forms:
- anthropoidal an′·thro·poi′·dal adjective
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