anthropoid
noun/ˈænθrəpɔɪd/
/ˈænθrəpɔɪd/
(specialist)- any type of ape that is similar to a human
- a theory about how man developed from being among the higher anthropoids to being human
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek anthrōpoeidēs, from anthrōpos ‘human being’ + -oid.Definitions on the go
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