hominine

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hominine

adjective more hominine · most hominine

Of or relating to the Homininae, a subfamily of Hominidae that includes humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and some extinct relatives.

noun hominines

Any member of the subfamily Homininae. To judge from its sinuses, Hispanopithecus crusafonti is the earliest known hominine (the group including all great apes except orangs).

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@misc{hominine_2026,
  title = {hominine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hominine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}