HOMINOID

Meaning of HOMINOID in English

/hom"euh noyd'/ , n.

Anthropol. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives.

[ 1925-30; homin- (s. of homo ) man (see HOMO) + -OID ]

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HOMINOID — noun Etymology: New Latin Hominoidea, from Homin-, Homo + -oidea, suffix of higher taxa, from Latin -oïdes 2-oid Date: 1949 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOMINOID — I. ˈhäməˌnȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Hominoidea 1. : of, relating to, or characterizing the Hominoidea 2. : resembling the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOMINOID — n. member of the superfamily Hominoidea, member of the family of primates which includes human beings and the great apes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOMINOID — noun Etymology: New Latin Hominoidea, from Homin-, Homo + -oidea, suffix of higher taxa, from Latin -oïdes -oid (II) Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOMINOID — [ 'hɒmɪnɔɪd ] ■ noun Zoology a primate of a group (superfamily Hominoidea) that includes humans, their fossil ancestors, and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOMINOID — [hom.i.noid] n [NL Hominoidea, fr. Homin-, Homo + -oidea, suffix of higher taxa, fr. L -oides [2]-oid] (1949): any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOMINOID — hominoid BrE AmE ˈhɒm ə nɔɪd -ɪ- AmE \ ˈhɑːm- ▷ hominoid|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOMINOID — / ˈhɒmɪnɔɪd; NAmE ˈhɑːm-/ noun ( technical ) a human, or a creature related to humans •• WORD ORIGIN early …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOMINOID — adj. & n. --adj. 1 like a human. 2 hominid or pongid. --n. an animal resembling a human.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOMINOID — adj. & n. adj. 1 like a human. 2 hominid or pongid. n. an animal resembling a human.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOMINOID — adj. & n. --adj. 1. like a human. 2 hominid or pongid. --n. an animal resembling a human.
Oxford English vocab
HOMINOID — n. Function: noun Synonyms: ANTHROPOID , anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous, manlike
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HOMINOID — noun Synonyms: anthropoid , anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous, manlike
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOMINOID — n. Pronunciation: ' hä-m ə - ˌ no ̇ id Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Hominoidea, from Homin-, Homo + …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HEIDELBERG MAN — noun or heidelberg race Usage: usually capitalized H : an early Pleistocene man that is known from a massive chinless …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIGANTOPITHECUS — /juy gan'toh pi thee"keuhs, -pith"i keuhs, ji-/ , n. a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-OID — ■ suffix forming adjectives and nouns: 1》 Zoology denoting an animal belonging to a higher taxon with a name ending …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIVAPITHECUS — fossil primate genus dating from the Miocene Epoch (23.7 to 5.3 million years ago) and thought to be the direct …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAMAPITHECUS — fossil primate genus dating from the Middle and Late Miocene epochs (about 16.6 to 5.3 million years ago). For a …
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MESOPOTAMIAN ARTS — the arts and architecture of the ancient Mesopotamian civilizations. The name Mesopotamia has been used with varying connotations by ancient …
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SINUS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A history of purulent nasal discharge may be obtained in headaches resulting from sinus disease. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUMAN — n. Function: adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of mankind FF1C; problems of human relationships FF1E; Synonyms: hominine, mortal Related …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HUMAN — I. adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of mankind problems of human relationships Synonyms: hominine, mortal Related Word: anthropological, ethnologic, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUMAN — adj. 1 mortal, anthropoid, hominoid, android; hominid; Possibly offensive manlike The aliens from the spaceship had few human characteristics It …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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