CEFR B1

hominoid

noun

Meaning

hominoid means any primate (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses hominoid to mean any primate (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.
The teacher asked students to find hominoid in the reading.

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hominoid (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses hominoid to mean any primate (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.
The teacher asked students to find hominoid in the reading.
Check the words around hominoid to choose the right meaning.

How to Use hominoid

a/the hominoid (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a hominoid."
hominoid in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked hominoid in context before translating it."

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