anthropoid /an·thro·poid/ (an´thro-poid) resembling a human being; the anthropoid apes are tailless apes, including the chimpanzee, gibbon, gorilla, and orangutan.
anthropoid
an·thro·poid ( n thr -poid )adj. 1. Resembling human beings in structure and form. 2. Of or belonging to the family of great apes including the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan. 3. Resembling or characteristic of an ape; apelike. |
anthropoid
[an′thrəpoid]
Etymology: Gk, anthropos, human, eidos, form
resembling a man or human.
anthropoid
resembling humans; the anthropoid apes are tailless apes, including the chimpanzee, gibbon, gorilla and orang-utan; members of the family Pongidae.
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