hominid
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
hominid
- /ˈhɒ.mɪ.nɪd/ UK
- /ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/ US
noun hominids
- Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.
-
Any anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.
Similar: great ape, hominiform
Similar: great ape, hominid, hominiform
adjective
- Of the Hominidae.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: great ape, hominid, hominiform
Translations
Every language
noun primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae
| Español | homínido |
|---|---|
| Português | hominídeo |
| Français | hominidé |
| Deutsch | Hominide, Hominid, Hominidin, Großaffe, Großäffin, Menschenaffe |
| Italiano | ominide |
| Ελληνικά | Ανθρωπίδας Anthropídas, Ανθρωπίδης Anthropídis |
| Română | hominid |
| Русский | гомини́д gominíd |
adj of the Hominidae
| Português | hominídeo |
|---|
Talk about this word "hominid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hominid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hominid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hominid "hominid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hominid.Cite this
@misc{hominid_2026,
title = {hominid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hominid},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
