Phrase guide
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noun
A large non-human primate, such as a gorilla, an orangutan, or a chimpanzee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ape, primate
noun
Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including gorilla, orangutan, chimpanzee, excluding Homo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including Homo, and also many similar extinct species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: hominid
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noun
any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pongid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anthropoid ape
Narrower terms: orangutan, orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus, gorilla, Gorilla gorilla, chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes
History
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