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ANTHROPOID
anthropoid, manlike
(adjective) resembling human beings
anthropoid, anthropoidal, apelike
(adjective) resembling apes
anthropoid
(noun) any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
anthropoid, ape
(noun) person who resembles a nonhuman primate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
anthropoid (comparative more anthropoid, superlative most anthropoid)
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
(anatomy, in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
having characteristics of an ape
Noun
anthropoid (plural anthropoids)
An anthropoid animal.
Source: Wiktionary
An"thro*poid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]
Definition: Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla.
– n.
Definition: An anthropoid ape.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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