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anthropoid

an·thro·poid [ ánthrə pòyd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of apes and monkeys: relating to the group of animals that includes monkeys, gibbons, great apes, and humans

2. like humans: physically resembling human beings or human parts

3. clumsy or unintelligent: rough-mannered, clumsy, ugly, or unintelligent, as apes are sometimes characterized ( informal )



noun  (plural an·thro·poids)
Definition:
 
1. primate: an animal belonging to the group that includes monkeys, gibbons, great apes, and humans. Suborder Anthropoidea.

2. zoology 
Same as  anthropoid ape



an·thro·poid·al [ ànthrə póyd'l ] adjective
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