anthropoid
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anthropoid
- /ˈænθɹəpɔɪd/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποειδής (anthrōpoeidḗs). By surface analysis, anthrop- + -oid.
adjective more anthropoid · most anthropoid
- Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance. “And I am sorry for the man she loves,” said the girl, “for he loves her. I never met him, but from what Jane tells me he must be a very wonderful person. It seems that he was born in an African jungle, and brought up by fierce, anthropoid apes.”
- Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
- Having characteristics of an ape.
noun anthropoids
- An anthropoid animal. The tribe of anthropoids over which Kerchak ruled with an iron hand and bared fangs, numbered some six or eight families, each family consisting of an adult male with his females and their young, numbering in all some sixty or seventy apes.
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adj having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
| Español | antropoide |
|---|---|
| Português | antropoide |
| Deutsch | menschenähnlich |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωποειδής anthropoeidís |
| Română | antropoid, antropomorf |
| Русский | человекообра́зный čelovekoobráznyj, человекоподо́бный čelovekopodóbnyj |
adj having characteristics of an ape
| Español | antropoide |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωποειδής anthropoeidís |
| Română | antropoid, antropomorf |
| Русский | антропо́идный antropóidnyj |
noun an anthropoid animal
| 中文 | 類人猿 /类人猿 lèirényuán |
|---|---|
| Português | antropoide |
| Français | anthropoïde |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωποειδές anthropoeidés |
| Română | antropoidă, antropoide |
Talk about this word "anthropoid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anthropoid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anthropoid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anthropoid "anthropoid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anthropoid.Cite this
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title = {anthropoid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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