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   An·thro·poid

   /ˈanTHrəˌpoid/

   

   adjective

   • 1. resembling a human being in form: "cartoons of anthropoid frogs"
   • ▪ relating to the group of higher primates, which includes monkeys, apes, and humans.
   • ▪ (of an ape) belonging to the groups that include the great apes and gibbons.

   noun

   • 1. a higher primate, especially an ape or apeman.

   Word Origin early 19th century: from Greek anthrōpoeidēs, from anthrōpos ‘human being’ + -oid.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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