hominin
noun
hom·i·nin
ˈhä-mə-nən 
-ˌnin
: any of a taxonomic tribe (Hominini) of hominids that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms
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Furthermore, parallels can be drawn between this modern case and prehistoric examples like the Taung Child — a juvenile hominin from Africa believed to have been killed by an eagle.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
But most hominins don’t rely on stones collected as-is.
—John K. Murray, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
This technology appeared around 3.3 million years ago and became essential to hominins – all the living and extinct species that belong to the human lineage.
—John K. Murray, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
Found at the Sima del Elefante site in the Atapuerca Mountains, the fossils make up a partial skull comprised of the left side of the face of an adult hominin.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
But most hominins don’t rely on stones collected as-is.
—John K. Murray, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
This technology appeared around 3.3 million years ago and became essential to hominins – all the living and extinct species that belong to the human lineage.
—John K. Murray, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
Found at the Sima del Elefante site in the Atapuerca Mountains, the fossils make up a partial skull comprised of the left side of the face of an adult hominin.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Hominin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hominin. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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