anthropoid Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun person who resembles a nonhuman primate
ape.
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noun any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
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adjective satellite resembling apes
apelike; anthropoidal.
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adjective satellite resembling human beings
manlike.
WordNet
An"thro*poid adjective
Etymology
Gr. man +Definitions
Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. --n. An anthropoid ape.