anthropoid
Having human form
Anthropoid means resembling a human being in form or characteristics.
As a noun, it typically refers to the higher primates—apes, gorillas, chimpanzees, and their relatives—that share significant anatomical features with humans.
The adjective describes anything human-like in shape or behavior: anthropoid robots, anthropoid features on ancient statues.
In older scientific writing, anthropoid apes distinguished the great apes from monkeys and lesser primates.
Largest great ape
- chimpanzeeGreat ape, genus Pan
- orangutanLarge red-haired Asian ape
- bonoboCongo Basin great ape
- gibbonTailless tree-dwelling primate
baboon · macaque · mandrill · siamang · colobus · langur · capuchin · tamarin
Having two feet
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- dexterousPhysically skilled, agile
- intelligentHaving mental acuity
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
sentient · humanoid · bimanual · expressive · social · problem-solving · brachiation · knuckle-walking
Earliest known upright primate genus
- LucyFeminine name meaning light
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- excavationAct of unearthing
- skullHead's bone casing
skeleton · remains · prehistoric · Miocene · Pliocene · Pleistocene · hominoid · extinct
Bipedal primate family
- homininHuman or direct ancestor
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- speciationFormation of distinct species
divergence · adaptation · convergent · ancestral · cladistics · morphology
gorilla
Largest great ape
- chimpanzeeGreat ape, genus Pan
- orangutanLarge red-haired Asian ape
- bonoboCongo Basin great ape
gibbon · baboon · macaque · mandrill · siamang · colobus · langur · capuchin · tamarin · marmoset
bipedal
Having two feet
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- dexterousPhysically skilled, agile
- intelligentHaving mental acuity
cognitive · sentient · humanoid · bimanual · expressive · social · problem-solving · brachiation · knuckle-walking
Ardipithecus
Earliest known upright primate genus
- LucyFeminine name meaning light
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- excavationAct of unearthing
skull · skeleton · remains · prehistoric · Miocene · Pliocene · Pleistocene · hominoid · extinct
hominid
Bipedal primate family
- homininHuman or direct ancestor
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
speciation · divergence · adaptation · convergent · ancestral · cladistics · morphology
anthropoidnonhumanoid
Not resembling people
inhuman · insectoid · serpentine · vermiform · bestial
anthropoidprosimian
Basal primate subgroup
strepsirrhine · lemur · tarsier · loris
- cultural anthropologyStudy of human societies
- forensic anthropologySkeletal analysis for legal cases
- forensic anthropologistAnalyzes human remains for investigations
- social anthropologyAcademic study of cultures
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