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Hominid vs Hominoid - What's the difference?

hominid | hominoid |

As nouns the difference between hominid and hominoid

is that hominid is any primate of the family Hominidae. All the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans) while hominoid is any great ape (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea

As an adjective hominid

is of the Hominidae.

hominid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any primate of the family Hominidae. All the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans).

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of the Hominidae

    • hominoid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any great ape (including humans]] and [[ape, apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea