Anthropoid
Word | ANTHROPOID |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | an thro poid |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Anthropoid"
What do we mean by anthropoid?
Of or belonging to the primate suborder Anthropoidea, which consists of the New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes including humans. adjective
Resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance. adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a nonhuman ape; apelike. adjective
A primate of the suborder Anthropoidea. noun
Of or pertaining to the superfamily Anthropoidea; man-like; human or simian in a zoölogical sense: applied to all monkeys as well as to man, as distinguished from the lemuroid or prosimian Primates.
More specifically, resembling man, or man-like, as one of the higher monkeys or apes, as distinguished from lower monkeys: applied to the apes of the family Simiidæ, as restricted to include only the gorilla, chimpanzee, orang, and gibbon, these being commonly known as the anthropoid apes.
An anthropoid animal; one of the higher monkeys; an ape. noun
Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. adjective
Having characteristics of a human being, usually in terms of shape or appearance adjective
Having characteristics of an ape adjective
An anthropoid animal. noun
Resembling apes adjective
Any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids noun
Resembling human beings adjective
Person who resembles a nonhuman primate noun
An anthropoid animal.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Anthropoid
- Synonyms for anthropoid
- Anthropopathic Synonyms
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