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hominid

hom·i·nid [ hómmənid ] (plural hom·i·nids)


noun 
Definition:
 
member of primate family including humans: a primate belonging to a family of which the modern human being is the only species still in existence. Family Hominidae.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Hominidae< Latin homin-, stem of Latin homo "human being"]

hom·i·nid adjective
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