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Humanoid vs Demihuman - What's the difference?

humanoid | demihuman |

As nouns the difference between humanoid and demihuman

is that humanoid is a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human while demihuman is a human-like race or a member thereof; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.

As an adjective humanoid

is having the appearance or characteristics of a human.

humanoid

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the appearance or characteristics of a human.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.
  • See also

    * anthropoid

    demihuman

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A human-like race or a member thereof; in fantasy, sometimes distinguished from the more bestial humanoid races.
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