prehominid
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noun \-ˈhä-mə-nəd\Definition of PREHOMINID
: any of various extinct primates resembling or ancestral to hominids
— prehominid adjective
Origin of PREHOMINID
ultimately from Latin pre- + homin-, homo human being — more at homage
First Known Use: 1939
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