■ adjective
1》 resembling a human being in form.
2》 Zoology relating to the group of higher primates including monkeys, apes, and humans.
↘(of an ape) belonging to the family of great apes.
■ noun Zoology a higher primate, especially an ape or apeman.
Origin
C19: from Gk anthrōpoeidēs , from anthrōpos 'human being' + -oid .