hominoid

Example Sentences

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The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere is approaching a level not seen in 15m years and perhaps never previously experienced by a hominoid, according to the authors of a study.

From The Guardian

Patterson was working on her doctorate in psychology with a focus on the comparative cognitive skills among hominoids.

From Salon

If the Eppelsheim teeth say anything about human evolution, they help to clarify where and how the earliest hominoids lived and evolved.

From National Geographic

Everest found a footprint that appeared to be hominoid.

From National Geographic

The shape of the unerupted adult teeth revealed that Alesi belonged to a genus, or group of species, known as Nyanzapithecus, a sister group to the hominoids that was discovered about 30 years ago.

From Scientific American