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HOMINID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A primate of the family Hominidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hominid" is a kind of...):
primate (any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hominid"):
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
genus Pithecanthropus; Pithecanthropus; Pithecanthropus erectus (former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus)
genus Sinanthropus; Sinanthropus (genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned)
genus Javanthropus; Javanthropus (former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis: comprises Solo man)
australopithecine (any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago)
Sivapithecus (fossil primates found in India)
dryopithecine (considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans)
Holonyms ("hominid" is a member of...):
family Hominidae; Hominidae (modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man)
Derivation:
hominid (characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
Synonyms:
hominian; hominid
Classified under:
Similar:
human (having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings)
Derivation:
hominid (a primate of the family Hominidae)
