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hominid

or ³ó´Ç³¾Â·´Ç·²Ô¾±»å

[ hom-uh-nid ]

noun

Anthropology, Zoology.
  1. any member of the family Hominidae, consisting of all modern and extinct humans and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans), and all their immediate ancestors. hominin.


hominid

/ ˈ³óÉ’³¾Éª²Ôɪ»å /

noun

  1. any primate of the family Hominidae, which includes modern man ( Homo sapiens ) and the extinct precursors of man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Hominidae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hominid

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  1. Any of various primates of the family Hominidae, whose only living members are modern humans. Hominids are characterized by an upright gait, increased brain size and intelligence compared with other primates, a flattened face, and reduction in the size of the teeth and jaw. Besides the modern species Homo sapiens, hominids also include extinct species of Homo (such as H. erectus ) and the extinct genus Australopithecus. In some classifications, the family Hominidae also includes the anthropoid apes.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hominid1

1885–90; < New Latin Hominidae, equivalent to Latin homin- (stem of ³ó´Ç³¾Å ) “human being, man†( Homo ) + -idae ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hominid1

C19: via New Latin from Latin homo man + -id ²
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Our hominid ancestors were much smaller than we were and were easily preyed upon by big cats and big birds.

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"Hominin" is a newer term that describes a subdivision of the larger category known as hominids.

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While brown bears don’t eat humans, they still kill about twice as many hominids as the North American black bear, mostly in protection of their cubs.

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The authors add, "In wild chimpanzees, the intricacies of tool use learning continue into adulthood. This pattern supports ideas that large brains across hominids allow continued learning through the first two decades of life."

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Her search through sediment from various levels of the Ranis excavation turned up DNA from a broad array of mammals, but none from hominids.

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