(esp anthropoid)

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• anthropoid — [an′thrə poid΄] adj. [Gr anthrōpoeidēs: see ANTHROPO & OID] 1. resembling a human 2. apelike [a brutish man with anthropoid features] n. any of certain highly developed primates, esp. the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, and gibbon: in some… …   English World dictionary

• anthropoid apes — Ape Ape ([=a]p), n. [AS. apa; akin to D. aap, OHG. affo, G. affe, Icel. api, Sw. apa, Dan. abe, W. epa.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family {Simiad[ae]}, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• anthropoid — 1. Resembling humans in structure and form. 2. One of the monkeys resembling humans; an ape. [G. anthropo eides, man like] * * * an·thro·poid an(t) thrə .pȯid adj 1) resembling humans used esp. of apes of the family Pongidae 2) of the pelvis… …   Medical dictionary

• anthropoid — adj. & n. adj. 1 resembling a human being in form. 2 colloq. (of a person) apelike. n. a being that is human in form only, esp. an anthropoid ape. Etymology: Gk anthropoeides (as ANTHROPO , OID) …   Useful english dictionary

• infrahuman — in·fra·hu·man .in frə hyü mən, yü adj less or lower than human esp ANTHROPOID (1) <infrahuman primate populations> infrahuman n an animal and esp. a primate that is not human …   Medical dictionary

• infrahuman — [in΄frə hyo͞o′mən] adj. below man on the evolutionary scale; esp., anthropoid …   English World dictionary

• Zettai Karen Children — A ten year old Level 7 psychokinetic (the maximum esper potency designation), Kaoru is the reckless and zealous member of The Children Special Esper Team alongside Shiho and Aoi. When she is introduced, Kaoru is seen reading a magazine that is… …   Wikipedia

• -oid — suffix forming adjectives and nouns, denoting form or resemblance (asteroid; rhomboid; thyroid). Derivatives: oidal suffix forming adjectives. oidally suffix forming adverbs. Etymology: mod.L oides f. Gk oeides f. eidos form * * * I. ˌȯid noun… …   Useful english dictionary

• primate — primatal, adj., n. primatial /pruy may sheuhl/, primatical /pruy mat i keuhl/, adj. /pruy mayt/ or, esp. for 1, /pruy mit/, n. 1. Eccles. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country. 2. any of various… …   Universalium

• sarcophagus — /sahr kof euh geuhs/, n., pl. sarcophagi / juy /, sarcophaguses. 1. a stone coffin, esp. one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument. 2. Gk. Antiq. a kind of stone thought to consume the flesh of corpses, used for… …   Universalium

• APE — acetone powder extract; acute polioencephalitis; acute psychotic episode; acute pulmonary edema; airway pressure excursion; aminophylline, phenobarbital, and ephedrine; anterior pituitary extract; asthma of physical effort; avian… …   Medical dictionary