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Hominid

//ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the Hominidae. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined. archaic
  2. 2
    a primate of the family Hominidae wordnet
  3. 3
    Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homōlbor. Translingual Homo Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -ideslbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ. Translingual -idae Translingual Hominidaelbor. English hominid Learned borrowing from translingual Hominidae.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homōlbor. Translingual Homo Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -ideslbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ. Translingual -idae Translingual Hominidaelbor. English hominid Learned borrowing from translingual Hominidae.

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