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Definition of Hominidae
1. Noun. Modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man.
Exact synonyms: Family Hominidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Anthropoidea, Suborder Anthropoidea
Member holonyms: Hominid, Genus Homo, Australopithecus, Genus Australopithecus, Genus Plesianthropus, Plesianthropus, Genus Sivapithecus, Dryopithecus, Genus Dryopithecus, Genus Ouranopithecus, Ouranopithecus, Genus Lufengpithecus, Lufengpithecus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Anthropoidea, Suborder Anthropoidea
Member holonyms: Hominid, Genus Homo, Australopithecus, Genus Australopithecus, Genus Plesianthropus, Plesianthropus, Genus Sivapithecus, Dryopithecus, Genus Dryopithecus, Genus Ouranopithecus, Ouranopithecus, Genus Lufengpithecus, Lufengpithecus
Medical Definition of Hominidae
1. Family of the suborder haplorhini (anthropoidea). It includes homo sapiens (modern man), the only human species still in existence. (12 Dec 1998)