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hominine

ho·mi·nine [ hómmənin ] (plural ho·mi·nines)


noun 
Definition:
 
primate with upright stance: a primate with a two-legged gait, relatively small face and teeth, and large brain. Hominines include human beings and their most direct ancestors. Subfamily Homininae.

[Late 19th century. < Latin homin- (see hominid)]
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