hominine

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adjective

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

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Meanings

adjectivehominine (comparative more hominine, superlative most hominine)

comparative more hominine · superlative most hominine

  1. Of or relating to the Homininae, a subfamily of Hominidae that includes humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and some extinct relatives.
nounhominine (plural hominines)

plural hominines

  1. 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).

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 115

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacteristic of humankind

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human

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

hominine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominine

MLA

“hominine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hominine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominine.

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