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单词 hominid
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Definition of hominid in English:

hominid

noun ˈhɒmɪnɪdˈhɑməˌnɪd
Zoology
  • A primate of a family (Hominidae ) which includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also (in recent schemes) at least some of the great apes.

    〔动〕人科(包括人类及其化石祖先)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Teeth and jaw fossils of an early hominid were found with fossils of other animals.
    • It may be possible to extract DNA from the bones of human ancestors and other hominids who died up to one million years ago, researchers believe.
    • Based on fossils discovered in earlier digs, hominids appear to have lived in the area for nearly six million years.
    • Do hominid fossils from one to two million years ago represent a single species or numerous branches on the family tree, some of which died out?
    • A glance at the fossil remains of these hominids shows that Neandertal bones are much more robust than those of modern Homo sapiens.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Hominidae (plural), from Latin homo, homin- 'man'.

Definition of hominid in US English:

hominid

nounˈhäməˌnidˈhɑməˌnɪd
Zoology
  • A primate of a family (Hominidae) that includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also (in recent systems) at least some of the great apes.

    〔动〕人科(包括人类及其化石祖先)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Do hominid fossils from one to two million years ago represent a single species or numerous branches on the family tree, some of which died out?
    • A glance at the fossil remains of these hominids shows that Neandertal bones are much more robust than those of modern Homo sapiens.
    • Based on fossils discovered in earlier digs, hominids appear to have lived in the area for nearly six million years.
    • It may be possible to extract DNA from the bones of human ancestors and other hominids who died up to one million years ago, researchers believe.
    • Teeth and jaw fossils of an early hominid were found with fossils of other animals.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Hominidae (plural), from Latin homo, homin- ‘man’.

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