单词 | hominoid |
释义 | hominoid (once / 2363863 pages) n WORD FAMILY hominoid: hominoids USAGE EXAMPLESIf it hadn’t been for the human ego, taxonomists would long ago have squeezed all hominoids into a single genus. New York Times(Sep 15, 2015) In that period, our hominoid ancestors — consumers of tree fruits all — increasingly came down from the trees. Seattle Times(Dec 02, 2014) Humans are animals/ mammals/ primates/ hominoids and when we fail at supporting our default view, that’s when we can claim human exceptionalism. Scientific American(Sep 05, 2012) n a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea Hypo|Hyper proconsul an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul Aegyptopithecusextinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt Algeripithecus minutustiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid primate any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet |
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