Nonhumanoid

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any creature that is not humanoid.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not humanoid; being neither human nor humanlike; possessing neither the human nor humanoid features or body, such as that of a quadrupedal animal (horse), or a naturally limbless species (snakes). not-comparable

    "Malcolm Knight was reading the item about Skos for the tenth time, frowning with the effort of translating the difficult symbology. “Skōs,” he read, “sole satellite of long-period eclipsing binary, components red and blue-white. (For primaries’ details see appropriate listing in Volume III.) Mass 9/10 earth normal, radius 11/10. Breathable air, drinkable water. Climate mild, uniform, equable. Three land masses. Inhabited by native nonhumanoid race, slurb, extremely friendly and hospitable. Restricted planet, landing only by permit. Coordinates. . .”"

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"Malcolm Knight was reading the item about Skos for the tenth time, frowning with the effort of translating the difficult symbology. “Skōs,” he read, “sole satellite of long-period eclipsing binary, components red and blue-white. (For primaries’ details see appropriate listing in Volume III.) Mass 9/10 earth normal, radius 11/10. Breathable air, drinkable water. Climate mild, uniform, equable. Three land masses. Inhabited by native nonhumanoid race, slurb, extremely friendly and hospitable. Restricted planet, landing only by permit. Coordinates. . .”"

Etymology

From non- + humanoid.

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