hominoid

Noun
  1. A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea (synset 102473931)
    is a type of: primate - any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
    subtypes:
    • proconsul - an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
    • aegyptopithecus - extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt
    • algeripithecus minutus - tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid
    belongs to: hominoidea, superfamily hominoidea - anthropoid apes and human beings

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