protohominid
/ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈhɒmɪnɪd/adjective
Of or relating to primitive hominids, or to evolutionary ancestors of the hominids.
noun
A primitive hominid; an evolutionary ancestor of the hominds.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Scientific Monthly. From proto- + hominid.
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