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Hominid vs. Hominin — What's the Difference?

Hominid vs. Hominin — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Hominid and Hominin

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Hominid

Any of various primates of the family Hominidae, which includes orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and modern humans, and their extinct relatives. The family formerly included only Homo sapiens, extinct species of Homo, and the extinct genus Australopithecus.

Hominin

Any of various primates of the tribe Hominini, including Australopithecus, other Pliocene and Pleistocene human relatives, and Homo sapiens, the only extant species. The hominins were formerly referred to as hominids.

Hominid

Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.

Hominin

(palaeontology) Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that includes modern humans and now-extinct bipedal relatives.

Hominid

Of the Hominidae.
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Hominid

A primate of the family Hominidae

Hominid

Characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures

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