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anthropoid

anth·ro·poid

UK/ˈænθɹəpɔɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

person who resembles a non-human primate

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2.

any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids

adjective

1.

resembling apes

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2.

resembling human beings

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Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποειδής (anthrōpoeidḗs). By surface analysis, anthrop- + -oid.

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