HOMINID

hominian, hominid

(adjective) characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures

hominid

(noun) a primate of the family Hominidae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hominid (plural hominids)

Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae. All the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans).

Synonyms

• great ape

• See also hominid

Adjective

hominid (comparative more hominid, superlative most hominid)

Of the Hominidae

Source: Wiktionary



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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