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noun
Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that includes modern humans and now-extinct bipedal relatives.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hominid
History
From translingual Hominini, from the stem of Latin homo (“man”). Compare hominid.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
