ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpȯidēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from anthrop- + -oidea
1. : the suborder of Primates including the monkeys, apes, and man, all being distinguished from the Lemuroidea by the larger cerebrum, more nearly enclosed orbit with the lachrymal gland opening within it, undivided uterus, and always pectoral mammae
2. in some classifications : hominoidea 1
• an·thro·poi·de·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dēən adjective