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Anthropoidal

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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.
anthro·poidal (-poidl) adj.
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Adj.1.Anthropoidal - resembling apesanthropoidal - resembling apes                      
anthropoid, apelike
nonhuman - not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings; "nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees"
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