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Look up: anthropoid

  1. Anthropoid
    A Greek word meaning; man-shaped. This term is used for coffins made in the shape of a human.
    Found on http://www.egyptartsite.com/glossary.htm

  2. anthropoid
    [adj] - resembling apes 2. [adj] - resembling human beings 3. [n] - person who resembles a non-human primate 4. [n] - any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Anthropoid
    An'thro·poid adjective [ Greek ... man + - oid .] Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. -- noun An anthropoid ape.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/93

  4. anthropoid
    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) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. anthropoid
    noun any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. anthropoid
    ape noun person who resembles a nonhuman primate
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. anthropoid
    adjective resembling human beings
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. anthropoid
    apelike adjective resembling apes
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Anthropoid
    `Anthropoid` came from the Greek for `of human likeness`. In biology it is used interchangeably with simian. Distinguish from: *Anthropoides, a genus of crane (bird). *android, a human-like robot. *Arthropod ---- Operation Anthropoid was the codename for the assassination of top Nazi Reinhard Heydrich during World War II in Prague. Category:Anthropology
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropoid

  10. anthropoid
    (an´thrә-poid) resembling a human being, such as an anthropoid ape.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  11. Anthropoid
    • (n.) An anthropoid ape. • (a.) Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. anthropoid
    (from the article `primate`) ...way. Although there are a few highly specialized species among the lower primates (the aye-aye, the tarsier, the potto, and the lorises, for ... A renewed study of the natural history of man was stimulated by European encounters with the great anthropoid apes of Africa (Angola) and Asia (the ... [2 rel...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/81

  13. anthropoid
    anthropoid 1. Resemblilng a hkuman; used especially to refer to the humanlike apes, including chimpanzees, gorillas, and many ancient apes.2. Resembling a human; such as, as an anthropoid pelvis.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  14. anthropoid
    anthropoid, anthropoidal 1. A reference to human form, man-like.2. Shaped like a human.3. A creature that is human in form only; such as, an anthropoid ape.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  15. anthropoid
    1. person who resembles a non-human primate
    2. any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids

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  16. anthropoid
    Any animal of the primate suborder Anthropoidea. Monkeys, apes, and humans are the living anthropoids.
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi


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