hominoid

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UK/ˈhɒmənɔɪd/US/ˈhɑmənɔɪd/

noun

Any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.

OriginLatin homin- →
RareFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounhominoid (plural hominoids)

plural hominoids

  1. Any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.First known use 20th c.

    Hominoids differ from monkeys in several ways, the most striking being the lack of an external tail.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 111

Origin

  1. Latinhomin-
  2. Englishhominoid

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

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Translations

Italian ominoideo
  • ominoideoape
Russian гомино́ид
  • гомино́ид (gominóid)ape
Spanish hominoideo, hominoide
  • hominoideoape
  • hominoideape
Cite this entry
APA

hominoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominoid

MLA

“hominoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hominoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominoid.

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