anthropoid

anthropoid definition - medical

an·thro·poid (ănˈthrə-poidˌ)

adjective
  1. Resembling human beings in structure and form.
  2. Of or belonging to the family of great apes including the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan.
  3. Resembling or characteristic of an ape; apelike.

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