Definition of anthropoid Anthropoid
an•thro•poid
We found 11 definitions of anthropoid from 5 different sources.
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What does anthropoid mean?
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NounPlural: anthropoids |
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| anthropoid - any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids | ||
| primate any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet | ||
| anthropoid - person who resembles a nonhuman primate | ||
| ape | ||
| misfit someone unable to adapt to their circumstances | ||
Adjective |
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| anthropoid - resembling apes | ||
| anthropoidal, apelike | ||
| nonhuman not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings; "nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees" | ||
| anthropoid - resembling human beings | ||
| manlike | ||
| human having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- anthropoid (Noun)
An anthropoid animal. - anthropoid (Adjective)
Having characteristics of a human being, usually in terms of shape or appearance. - anthropoid (Adjective)
Having characteristics of an ape.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- anthropoid (a.)
Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. - anthropoid (n.)
An anthropoid ape.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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anthropoid
an′throp-oid, adj. in the form of or resembling man.—n. the anthropoid ape, the highest and most man-like monkey.—adj. An′thropoidal. [Gr. anthrōpos, man, eidos, form.]
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🔤- anthropoid, noun, singular of anthropoids.
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