Hominid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Anthropology, Zoology.
  1. any member of the family Hominidae, consisting of all modern and extinct humans and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans), and all their immediate ancestors.
noun
  1. any primate of the family Hominidae, which includes modern man (Homo sapiens) and the extinct precursors of man
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Hominidae
    Hominid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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