English Explanatory Dictionary

hominin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hominin hominins

Etymology

From translingual Hominini, from the stem of Latin homo (“man”). Compare hominid.

Derived words

Denisova hominin nonhominin
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