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Definition of: hominoid
(hom′ə·noid, hō′mə-) adjective
1. Manlike.
2. Zool. Pertaining to or describing any member of the superfamily or group Hominoidea of the primate order, including the large tailless apes, as the gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees, and the genus Homo as its most advanced form.
—noun
1. An animal resembling man.
2. Any primate of the superfamily Hominoidea. [<NL <L homo, hominis man]
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