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Definition of Anthropoid
1. Noun. Person who resembles a nonhuman primate.
2. Adjective. Resembling apes.
3. Noun. Any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids.
4. Adjective. Resembling human beings.
Definition of Anthropoid
1. a. Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla.
Definition of Anthropoid
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Medical Definition of Anthropoid
1. 1. Resembling man in structure and form. 2. One of the monkeys resembling man; an ape. Origin: G. Anthropo-eides, man-like (05 Mar 2000)