prehominid

noun pre·hom·i·nid \-ˈhä-mə-nəd\

Definition of PREHOMINID

: any of various extinct primates resembling or ancestral to hominids

— prehominid adjective

ultimately from Latin pre- + homin-, homo human being — more at homage

First Known Use: 1939

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