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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