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- [an-thruh-poid]
- /ˈæn θrəˌpɔɪd/
- /ˈæn.θrə.pɔɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-thruh-poid]
- /ˈæn θrəˌpɔɪd/
Definitions of anthropoid word
- adjective anthropoid resembling man 3
- adjective anthropoid resembling an ape; apelike 3
- adjective anthropoid of or relating to the suborder Anthropoidea 3
- noun anthropoid any primate of the suborder Anthropoidea, including monkeys, apes, and man 3
- adjective anthropoid resembling a human 3
- abbreviation ANTHROPOID apelike 3
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Origin of anthropoid
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35, anthropoid is from the Greek word anthropoeidḗs in the shape of a man. See anthropo-, -oid
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Parts of speech for Anthropoid
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anthropoid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anthropoid
noun anthropoid
- primate — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- humanoid — having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.
- monkey — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
- gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
- orang — orangutan.
adjective anthropoid
- hominine — resembling or characteristic of humans.
- bipedal — having two feet
- anthropomorphic — Anthropomorphic means relating to the idea that an animal, a god, or an object has feelings or characteristics like those of a human being.
- anthropomorphous — shaped like a human being
- humanlike — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
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