Hominid vs. Hominin

Hominidnoun

Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae. All the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans).

Hominidadjective

Of the Hominidae

Hominidnoun

a primate of the family Hominidae

Hominidadjective

characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures

Homininnoun

(palaeontology) Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that includes modern humans and now-extinct bipedal relatives.

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