ANTHROPOID


Meaning of ANTHROPOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈan(t)-thrə-ˌpȯid ]

noun

Etymology: Greek anthrōpoeidēs resembling a human, from anthrōpos

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

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