- superfamily Hominoidea
- nounanthropoid apes and human beings• Syn: ↑Hominoidea• Hypernyms: ↑class• Member Holonyms: ↑Anthropoidea, ↑suborder Anthropoidea• Member Meronyms:
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superfamily Hominoidea
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Hominoidea — prop. n. A superfamily of mammals including anthropoid apes and human beings. Syn: superfamily {Hominoidea}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hominoidea — noun anthropoid apes and human beings • Syn: ↑superfamily Hominoidea • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Anthropoidea, ↑suborder Anthropoidea • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
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Hominoidea — in zoology, a superfamily of primates containing all the apes as well as human beings. All hominoids can stand or sit erect with great facility, and all share the following physical characteristics: broad chests, with the scapulae (shoulder … Universalium
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