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anthropoid
an·thro·poid / ˈan[unvoicedth]rəˌpoid/ • adj. resembling a human being in form. ∎ Zool. of or relating to the group of higher primates, which includes monkeys, apes, and humans. ∎ Zool. (of an ape) belonging to one of the families of great apes. ∎ inf. , derog. (of a person) apelike in appearance or behavior. • n. Zool. a higher primate (suborder Anthropoidea), esp. an ape or apeman. ∎ inf. , derog. a person that resembles an ape. |
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"anthropoid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "anthropoid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-anthropoid.html "anthropoid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-anthropoid.html |
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anthropoid A member of the Simiiformes.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "anthropoid." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "anthropoid." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-anthropoid.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "anthropoid." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-anthropoid.html |
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anthropoid
•avoid, Boyd, Coed, droid, Floyd, Freud, Lloyd, overjoyed, self-employed, unalloyed, underemployed, unemployed, void
•geoid • amoeboid (US ameboid)
•globoid • cuboid • gadoid • typhoid
•fungoid • discoid • tabloid • colloid
•celluloid • mongoloid • alkaloid
•coralloid • crystalloid • prismoid
•arachnoid • sphenoid • hominoid
•crinoid, echinoid
•solenoid • humanoid • paranoid
•hypoid • anthropoid • gabbroid
•android • steroid • thyroid • hydroid
•spheroid • meteoroid • Murgatroyd
•Polaroid
•haemorrhoid (US hemorrhoid)
•asteroid • schizoid • factoid • mastoid
•deltoid • planetoid • ovoid • trapezoid
•rhizoid
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"anthropoid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "anthropoid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-anthropoid.html "anthropoid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-anthropoid.html |
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