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an·thro·poid
(ăn′thrə-poid′)adj.
1. Of or belonging to the primate suborder Anthropoidea, which consists of the New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes including humans.
2. Resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance.
3. Resembling or characteristic of a nonhuman ape; apelike: an anthropoid forehead.
n.
A primate of the suborder Anthropoidea.
an′thro·poi′dal (-poid′l) adj.
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anthropoid
(ˈænθrəˌpɔɪd)adj
1. resembling man
2. resembling an ape; apelike
3. (Zoology) of or relating to the suborder Anthropoidea
n
(Animals) any primate of the suborder Anthropoidea, including monkeys, apes, and man. Compare prosimian
ˌanthroˈpoidal adj
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an•thro•poid
(ˈæn θrəˌpɔɪd)adj.
1. resembling humans.
2. resembling an ape; apelike.
3. 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. Compare prosimian.
n. an`thro•poi′dal, adj.
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anthropoid
a creature resembling man, as an ape. — anthropoid, anthropoidal, adj.
See also: Animalsa creature resembling man, as an ape. — anthropoid, — anthropoidal, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() misfit - someone unable to adapt to their circumstances |
2. | ![]() primate - any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet | |
Adj. | 1. | ![]() nonhuman - not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings; "nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees" |
2. | ![]() human - having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty" |
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anthropoid
adjectiveResembling a human being:
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