- anthropoid
- UK [ˈænθrəˌpɔɪd] / US
adjective
an anthropoid ape or other animal is very similar to a human
Derived word:
anthropoid
UK / US noun countable
Word forms "anthropoid":
singular anthropoid plural anthropoids
English dictionary. 2014.
anthropoid
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anthropoid — anthropoid, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous all mean resembling man. Anthropoid in its basic meaning is used primarily of certain apes (as the chimpanzee and gorilla) and certain prehuman primate fossils that approach modern man in structure… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Anthropoid — came from the Greek for of human likeness . In biology it is used interchangeably with simian to refer to a primate that is not a lemurid, lorisid, or tarsier. In some cultural representations, namely Edgar Rice Burroughs s Tarzan of the Apes ,… … Wikipedia
Anthropoid — An thro*poid, a. [Gr. ? man + oid.] Resembling man; applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. n. An anthropoid ape. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anthropoid — [an′thrə poid΄] adj. [Gr anthrōpoeidēs: see ANTHROPO & OID] 1. resembling a human 2. apelike [a brutish man with anthropoid features] n. any of certain highly developed primates, esp. the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, and gibbon: in some… … English World dictionary
anthropoid — (adj.) manlike, 1835, from Gk. anthropoeides like a man, resembling a man; in human form; see ANTHROPO (Cf. anthropo ) + IOD (Cf. iod). As a noun, attested from 1832 (the Greek noun in this sense was anthroparion) … Etymology dictionary
anthropoid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ referring to the higher primates including monkeys, apes, and humans. ORIGIN from Greek anthr pos human being … English terms dictionary
anthropoid — 1. Resembling humans in structure and form. 2. One of the monkeys resembling humans; an ape. [G. anthropo eides, man like] * * * an·thro·poid an(t) thrə .pȯid adj 1) resembling humans used esp. of apes of the family Pongidae 2) of the pelvis… … Medical dictionary
anthropoid — an|thro|poid [ˈænθrəpɔıd] adj an anthropoid animal, such as an ↑ape, looks like a human >anthropoid n … Dictionary of contemporary English
anthropoid — adjective an anthropoid animal is very like a human anthropoid noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
anthropoid — noun Etymology: Greek anthrōpoeidēs resembling a human, from anthrōpos Date: 1832 1. any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (as macaques and marmosets); especially ape 1b 2. a person resembling an ape < the howling anthropoids of the … New Collegiate Dictionary
