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Word: Hominid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from modern Latin Hominidae (plural), from Latin homo, homin- ‘man’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɒmɪnɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a primate of a family (Hominidae) which includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also (in recent schemes) at least some of the great apes.
Short Definition:primate of family (Hominidae) which includes humans and their fossil ancestors
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