hominidnoun [ C ]
/ˈhɒm.ɪ.nɪd//ˈhɑː.mɪ.nɪd/specializeda member of a group that consists of humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orang-utangs, or an early form of one of these
dated also hominin a human, or an early form of human
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Humans, apes & monkeys
- anthropo-
- anthropoid
- ape
- baboon
- chimpanzee
- gorilla
- homo
- Homo sapiens
- human
- humanity
- lemur
- man
- mandrill
- mankind
- marmoset
- monkey
- rhesus monkey
- simian
- spider monkey
- the human race
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