Hominid Definition
hŏmə-nĭd
hominids
noun
hominids
Any of a family (Hominidae) of two-legged primates including all forms of humans, extinct and living.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Homo sapiens fossilis (Latin)
- primitive man
- paleolithic man
- Stone-Age man
- savage
- aborigine
- troglodyte
- early human
- human
- cliff dweller
- caveman
- cave-dweller
- prehistoric human
- early man
- ape-man
adjective
Of the Hominidae.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- hominian
Other Word Forms of Hominid
Noun
Singular:
hominid
Plural:
hominidsOrigin of Hominid
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From New Latin Hominidae family name from Latin homō homin- man dhghem- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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