hominid
Noun · AdjectiveUS[hom-uh-nid]/ˈhɑmənɪd/3 syllables
Synonyms:
hominian
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a primate of the family HominidaeType of primateKinds homo, Pithecanthropus, Sinanthropus, Javanthropus, dryopithecine, Sivapithecus, australopithecineMember of Hominidae, family Hominidae
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
hominian hominid adjective
characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures. [Narrower terms: human (vs. nonhuman) ] ]
hominian, hominid noun
Any animal of the family Hominidae, including modern man as well as extinct species of the genera Homo and Australopithecus. Syn. — homonid.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5