hominid

(häm′ə nid)

noun

any of a family (Hominidae) of two-legged primates including all forms of humans, extinct and living

Origin: < ModL Hominidae < L homo (gen. hominis): see homo & -idae

See hominid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A primate of the family Hominidae, of which Homo sapiens is the only extant species.

adjective

Of the Hominidae.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Hominidae, family name

Origin: , from Latin homō, homin-, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots

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