Definition of "hominoids" [hominoids]

• Plural form of hominoid. (noun)

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• "You would be safe thinking of the latter as the "hominoids" and the others as "Miocene apes" since they mostly lived in the Miocene and the "hominoids" kept it simple by leaving very few fossils behind."
• "My husband and I sometimes take turns touring sites restricted to hominoids."
• "This study provides a survey of mandibular shape in a sample of extant hominoids (Pan, Gorilla, Pongo, and Hylobates), as well as extinct Asian and Eurasian taxa (Ouranopithecus, Sivapithecus, and Gigantopithecus) in order to compare overall shape similarity."