anthropoid (redirected from Anthropoids)

an·thro·poid  (nthr-poid)

adj.

1. Resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance.

2. Of or belonging to the group of great apes of the family Pongidae, which includes the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan.

3. Resembling or characteristic of an ape; apelike.

n.

An ape of the family Pongidae. Also called anthropoid ape.

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anthro·poidal (-poidl) adj.

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anthropoid

Adjective

resembling a human being

Noun

an ape, such as the chimpanzee, that resembles a human being

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anthropoid

a creature resembling man, as an ape. — anthropoid, anthropoidal, adj.

See also: Animals

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a creature resembling man, as an ape. — anthropoid, — anthropoidal, adj.

See also: Mankind

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anthropoid - person who resembles a nonhuman primate ape misfit - someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
	2.	anthropoid - any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids primate - any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
Adj.	1.	anthropoid - resembling apes                       anthropoidal, apelike nonhuman - not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings; "nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees"
	2.	anthropoid - resembling human beings manlike human - having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty"