hominid
noun
- homme préhistorique
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homōlbor. Translingual Homo Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -ideslbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ. Translingual -idae Translingual Hominidaelbor. English hominid Learned borrowing from Translingual Hominidae.
- Of the Hominidae.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homōlbor. Translingual Homo Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -ideslbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ. Translingual -idae Translingual Hominidaelbor. English hominid Learned borrowing from Translingual Hominidae.
- Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.
- Any anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.