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hominid

hom·i·nid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hom-uh-nid]
    • /ˈhɒm ə nɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hom-uh-nid]
    • /ˈhɒm ə nɪd/

Definitions of hominid word

  • noun hominid any member of the group consisting of all modern and extinct humans and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans) and all their immediate ancestors. 1
  • noun hominid A primate of a family (Hominidae) that includes humans and their fossil ancestors. 1
  • noun hominid biped primate: human 1
  • noun hominid any primate of the family Hominidae, which includes modern man (Homo sapiens) and the extinct precursors of man 0
  • adjective hominid of, relating to, or belonging to the Hominidae 0
  • noun hominid any of a family (Hominidae) of two-legged primates including all forms of humans, extinct and living 0

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Origin of hominid

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < New Latin Hominidae, equivalent to Latin homin- (stem of homō) “human being, man” (see Homo) + -idae

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Parts of speech for Hominid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hominid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hominid

adj hominid

  • personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • animal — An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
  • mortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
  • individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
  • anthropoid — resembling man

noun hominid

  • human — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
  • human being — any individual of the genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens.

adjective hominid

  • civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
  • ethnologic — Ethnological.
  • ethological — Of or pertaining to ethology.

Antonyms for hominid

adj hominid

  • inhuman — lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
  • immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
  • unmanly — not manly; not characteristic of or befitting a man; weak, timid, or cowardly.
  • general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.

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