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hominoid definition

homi·noid (häm′ə no̵id′)

noun

a gibbon, great ape, or human: in some systems of classification, any of a superfamily (Hominoidea) of such primates

Etymology: < ModL Hominoidea: see homo & -oid

adjective

of or like a human

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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