n.
Pronunciation: ' an(t)-thr ə - ˌ po ̇ id
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek anthr ō poeid ē s resembling a human, from anthr ō pos
Date: 1832
1 : any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (as macaques and marmosets) especially : APE 1B
2 : a person resembling an ape <the howling anthropoid s of the Hookworm Belt ― H. L. Mencken>
– anthropoid adjective