Anthropoidea

[ an thruh-poi-dee-uh ]

/ ˌæn θrəˈpɔɪ di ə /

noun (used with a singular or plural verb)Anthropology, Zoology.

a former taxonomic suborder that comprised New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes, including humans, collectively classified as anthropoids or anthropoid apes, which are now grouped under the suborder Haplorhini along with the tarsiers.

Origin of Anthropoidea

First recorded in 1795–1800; anthrop(o)- + -oidea

Words nearby Anthropoidea

anthropogenic, anthropogeography, anthropography, anthropoid, anthropoid ape, Anthropoidea, anthropoid pelvis, anthropol., anthropolatry, anthropological linguistics, anthropologist

Example sentences from the Web for Anthropoidea

The proportionate length of the foot to its limb is greater in this genus than in any other of the Anthropoidea.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)|Henry O. Forbes
The pectoral limbs are always shorter than the hind-limbs; the reverse is occasionally the case in the Anthropoidea.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The genus Cercopithecus includes a larger number of species than any other of the Anthropoidea.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)|Henry O. Forbes
In the Anthropoidea the skull differs greatly from that in the Lemuroidea.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

Even the external form enables the members of the present sub-order to be readily distinguished from the higher Anthropoidea.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

单词	anthropoidea
释义	Anthropoidea [ an thruh-poi-dee-uh ] / ˌæn θrəˈpɔɪ di ə / noun (used with a singular or plural verb)Anthropology, Zoology. a former taxonomic suborder that comprised New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes, including humans, collectively classified as anthropoids or anthropoid apes, which are now grouped under the suborder Haplorhini along with the tarsiers. Origin of Anthropoidea First recorded in 1795–1800; anthrop(o)- + -oidea Words nearby Anthropoidea anthropogenic, anthropogeography, anthropography, anthropoid, anthropoid ape, Anthropoidea, anthropoid pelvis, anthropol., anthropolatry, anthropological linguistics, anthropologist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Anthropoidea The proportionate length of the foot to its limb is greater in this genus than in any other of the Anthropoidea. A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)\|Henry O. Forbes The pectoral limbs are always shorter than the hind-limbs; the reverse is occasionally the case in the Anthropoidea. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard The genus Cercopithecus includes a larger number of species than any other of the Anthropoidea. A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)\|Henry O. Forbes In the Anthropoidea the skull differs greatly from that in the Lemuroidea. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds Even the external form enables the members of the present sub-order to be readily distinguished from the higher Anthropoidea. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard
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