First Known Use: 1832
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anthropoid
noun an·thro·poid \ˈan(t)-thrə-ˌpȯid\
Definition of ANTHROPOID
1
: any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (as macaques and marmosets); especially : ape 1b
2
: a person resembling an ape <the howling anthropoids of the Hookworm Belt — H. L. Mencken>
— anthropoid adjective
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Origin of ANTHROPOID
Greek anthrōpoeidēs resembling a human, from anthrōpos
Rhymes with ANTHROPOID
adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, aneroid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hemorrhoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, metalloid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed
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