hominoid

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hom·i·noid | \ ˈhä-mə-ˌnȯid

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Definition of hominoid

: any of a superfamily (Hominoidea) of primates including recent hominids, gibbons, and pongids together with extinct ancestral and related forms (as of the genera Proconsul and Dryopithecus)

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Its enormous size—13 inches—also suggests a magnificent hominoid, a King Kong type of image! — National Geographic, "This Man Searched for the Yeti for 60 Years—and Found It," 19 Aug. 2017

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hominoid

noun

hom·i·noid | \ ˈhäm-ə-ˌnȯid

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Medical Definition of hominoid

: any member of the superfamily Hominoidea also : an animal that resembles humans

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