Associations to the word «Hominid»

Wiktionary

HOMINID, noun. Any primate of the family Hominidae. All the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans).
HOMINID, adjective. Of the Hominidae

Dictionary definition

HOMINID, noun. A primate of the family Hominidae.
HOMINID, adjective. Characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures.

Wise words

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