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Adjective: hominid  hó-mu-nid
  1. Characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
    - hominian
Noun: hominid  hó-mu-nid
  1. A primate of the family Hominidae

Derived forms: hominids

See also: human

Type of: primate

Part of: family Hominidae, Hominidae

Encyclopedia: Hominid

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Hominidae
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Hominoidea
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Homo erectus
Homo habilis