hominoid (redirected from Hominoids)

hom·i·noid  (hm-noid)

adj.

1. Of or belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea, which includes apes and humans.

2. Resembling a human.

n.

A member of the Hominoidea.

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[From New Latin Hominodea, superfamily name : Hom, type genus (from Latin hom, homin-, man; see homo¹) + -odea, neuter pl. of -ods, resembling (from Greek -oeids, -oid).]

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hominoid

Adjective

of or like man; manlike

Noun

a manlike animal [Latin homo man]

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hominoid  (hm-noid)

A primate belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea, which includes apes and humans.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hominoid - a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea primate - any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet Hominoidea, superfamily Hominoidea - anthropoid apes and human beings proconsul - an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul Aegyptopithecus - extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt Algeripithecus minutus - tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid