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Hominoid

//ˈhɒmənɔɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any primate (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.

    "Hominoids differ from monkeys in several ways, the most striking being the lack of an external tail."

  2. 2
    a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea wordnet

Etymology

From Latin homin- + -oid, after scientific Latin Hominoidea (superfamily name).

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