resembling humans resembling an ape; apelike
any primate of the suborder Anthropoidea, including monkeys, apes, and humans
Compare prosimian
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•thro•poid /ˈænθrəˌpɔɪd/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Anthropologyresembling humans:anthropoid apes.
n. [countable]
- ape (def. 1).
an•thro•poid
(an′thrə poid′),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
an′thro•poi′dal, adj.
- Anthropologyresembling humans.
- Zoologybelonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Anthropoidea, characterized by a relatively flat face, dry nose, small immobile ears, and forward-facing eyes, comprising humans, apes, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys. Cf. prosimian.
n.
- See anthropoid ape.
- Greek anthropoeidé̄s in the shape of a man. See anthropo-, -oid
- 1825–35
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'anthropoid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-oid
- Aegyptopithecus
- New World monkey
- Old World monkey
- anthropoid ape
- ape
- ape-man
- catarrhine
- chimpanzee
- gibbon
- gorilla
- hominoid
- humanoid
- manlike
- missing link
- monkey
- orang-utan
- orangutan
- pongid
- pongo
- prosimian
- simian shelf