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Primates vs Hominid - What's the difference?

primates | hominid |

As nouns the difference between primates and hominid

is that primates is plural of lang=en while hominid is any primate of the family Hominidae. All the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans).

As an adjective hominid is

of the Hominidae.

primates

English

Noun

(head)
    • ----

    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