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1. (adj.) anthropoid
resembling humans.
2. anthropoid
resembling an ape; apelike.
3. anthropoid
belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Anthropoidea, characterized by a relatively flat face, dry nose, small immobile ears, and forward-facing eyes and comprising humans, apes, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys.
Etymology: (1825–35; < Gk anthropoeidēs in the shape of a man. See anthropo -, -oid)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) anthropoid, ape
person who resembles a nonhuman primate
2. (adj) anthropoid
any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
3. (adj) anthropoid, anthropoidal, apelike
resembling apes
4. (adj) anthropoid, manlike
resembling human beings
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| Definition of 'anthropoid' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) anthropoid
resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla
2. (noun) anthropoid
an anthropoid ape
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