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anthropoid
[an´thro-poid]resembling a human being; the anthropoid apes are tailless apes, including the chimpanzee, gibbon, gorilla, and orangutan.
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an·thro·poid
(an'thrō-poyd),1. Resembling humans in structure and form.
2. One of the monkeys resembling humans; an ape.
[G. anthrōpo-eidēs, man like]
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anthropoid
(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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an·thro·poid
(an'thrŏ-poyd)1. Resembling a human in structure and form.
2. One of the monkeys resembling humans; an ape.
[G. anthrōpo-eidēs, man like]
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anthropoid
Resembling man.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005