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hominid.

Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/US

  1. Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.

    archaic

  2. Any anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homōlbor. Translingual Homo Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -idēsbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ. Translingual -idae Translingual Hominidaebor. English hominid Borrowed from Translingual Hominidae.

adj/ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/US

  1. Of the Hominidae.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homōlbor. Translingual Homo Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor. Latin -idēsbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ. Translingual -idae Translingual Hominidaebor. English hominid Borrowed from Translingual Hominidae.

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