Definition of hominoid Hominoid
hom•i•noid
We found 4 definitions of hominoid from 4 different sources.
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What does hominoid mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: hominoids |
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| hominoid - a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea | ||
| primate any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet | ||
| hominoidea, superfamily hominoidea anthropoid apes and human beings | ||
| proconsul an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul | ||
| aegyptopithecus extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hominoid (Noun)
Any great ape including humans and apes belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.
Wikipedia 
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The main difference between monkeys and hominoids is that monkeys almost always have tails, but hominoids never do.
There are also differences between their teeth and the way they move their arms. Nonhuman hominoids are commonly referred to as apes.
Part of speech
🔤- hominoid, noun, singular of hominoids.
