All anthropoid synonyms
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A a 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.
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- gorilla — the largest of the anthropoid apes, Gorilla gorilla, terrestrial and vegetarian, of western equatorial Africa and the Kivu highlands, comprising the subspecies G. g. gorilla (western lowland gorilla) G. g. graueri (eastern lowland gorilla) and G. g. beringei (mountain gorilla) now rare.
- orangutan — a large, long-armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of arboreal habits, inhabiting Borneo and Sumatra: an endangered species.
- ape — Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
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.
- creatural — of, relating to, or of the nature of a creature.
- anthropological — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- biped — A biped is a creature with two legs.
- humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- hominoid — Anthropology. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives.
- 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.
- human — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.