Meanings
adjectivehominian (not comparable)
alternative Hominian
- not comparableOf or relating to hominids.
hominian fossils
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecharacterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From taxonomic name Homin(idae) + -ian.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
hominian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominian
MLA
“hominian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hominian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominian.
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