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Hominid Common

Hominid has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a primate of the family Hominidae

2

Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae. All the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans).

Adjective
1

characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures

2

Of the Hominidae

See Also
great ape ramidus family paleodiet australopith pongid batutut sella turcica
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
primate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
homo Pithecanthropus Sinanthropus Javanthropus australopithecine Sivapithecus dryopithecine
Rhyming Words
nid enid manid conid pinid menid ranid canid pinnid ceinid rhinid uranid fionid otinid moinid tonnid clinid ctenid elonid leonid
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