hominid

Definitions


[ˈhɒmɪnɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a primate of a family (Hominidae) which includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also (in recent schemes) at least some of the great apes


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Origin:
late 19th century: from modern Latin Hominidae (plural), from Latin homo, homin- ‘man’




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