PREHOMINID


Meaning of PREHOMINID in English

/pree hom"euh nid/ , n.

1. any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.

2. any extinct form that is thought to be an ancestor of the hominids.

[ 1935-40; PRE- + HOMINID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .