ANTHROPOID


Meaning of ANTHROPOID in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.