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anthropoid Definition

an·thro·poid (an′t̸hrə po̵id′)

adjective

  1. resembling a human
  2. apelike a brutish man with anthropoid features

Etymology: Gr anthrōpoeidēs: see anthropo- & -oid

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

anthropoid Related Forms
an′·thro·poi′·dal adjective
anthropoid Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • ape: Do you know how the muscles are in this part in the anthropoid apes?
  • primate: Semple S, Cowlishaw G & Bennett PM ( 2002 ) Immune system evolution among anthropoid primates: parasites, injuries and predators.
  • coffin: Plainly, it is that the coffins were of stone because anthropoid coffins had been common in Egypt for a long time.