Hominoid
/ˈhɒmənɔɪd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea wordnet
Example
More examples"Analytically, "hominoid" should mean the same thing as "humanoid." But it's actual usage that determines the meaning of a word."
Etymology
From Latin homin- + -oid, after scientific Latin Hominoidea (superfamily name).