: any of a superfamily (Hominoidea) of primates including recent hominids, gibbons, and pongids together with extinct ancestral and related forms (as of the genera Proconsul and Dryopithecus)
hominoidadjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebIts enormous size—13 inches—also suggests a magnificent hominoid, a King Kong type of image!National Geographic, 19 Aug. 2017
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Hominoidea, from Homin-, Homo + -oidea, suffix of higher taxa, from Latin -oïdes-oid entry 2