Defenition of the word hominid
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Defenition of the word hominid
- Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage.
- Any primate of the family Hominidae, consisting of Homo sapiens, his ancestors and the apes.
- characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
- a primate of the family Hominidae
- characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
Synonyms for the word hominid
Similar words in the hominid
Meronymys for the word hominid
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- family Hominidae
- Hominidae
Hyponyms for the word hominid
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- australopithecine
- dryopithecine
- genus Javanthropus
- genus Pithecanthropus
- genus Sinanthropus
- homo
- human
- human being
- Javanthropus
- man
- Pithecanthropus
- Pithecanthropus erectus
- Sinanthropus
- Sivapithecus
Hypernyms for the word hominid
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