hominoid

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hominoid

/ˈhɒmənɔɪd/ UK
/ˈhɑmənɔɪd/ US

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From Latin homin- + -oid, after scientific Latin Hominoidea (superfamily name).

noun hominoids

Any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea. Hominoids differ from monkeys in several ways, the most striking being the lack of an external tail.

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noun ape

Español	hominoideo, hominoide
Italiano	ominoideo
Русский	гомино́ид gominóid

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"hominoid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hominoid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"hominoid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hominoid.

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@misc{hominoid_2026,
  title = {hominoid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hominoid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}