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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
    "Fossil evidence reveals hominid traits in early ancestors";
    - hominian
Noun: hominid  hó-mu-nid
  1. A primate of the family Hominidae
    "Humans and great apes are classified as hominids"

Derived forms: hominids

See also: human

Type of: primate

Part of: family Hominidae, Hominidae

Encyclopedia: Hominid