hominid

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These included seven hominid species, or "great apes,"** such as humans, gorillas and chimpanzees, and nine hylobatid species, or "lesser apes,"*** such as gibbons.

From Science Daily • Oct. 29, 2025

Our hominid ancestors were much smaller than we were and were easily preyed upon by big cats and big birds.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

It is also unclear what species of ancient human - or hominid - built it.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2023

Dr. Pobiner, an authority on cut marks, had spied the half-tibia fossil six summers ago while examining hominid bones housed in a Nairobi museum vault.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

At various times and places, as Homo Sapiens absorbed other hominid strains, differences within Homo Sapiens developed.

From The Black Experience in America by Coombs, Norman