hominid
hom·i·nid
noun \ˈhä-mə-nəd, -ˌnid\Definition of HOMINID
: any of a family (Hominidae) of erect bipedal primate mammals that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms and in some recent classifications the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan
— hominid adjective
See Origin of HOMINID
New Latin Hominidae, from Homin-, Homo + -idae
First Known Use: circa 1889
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