hominid

Description: The primatological term hominid is easily confused with a number of very similar words: A hominoid or ape is a member of the superfamily Hominoidea: extant members are the lesser apes (gibbons) and great apes. A hominid is a member of the family Hominidae: all of the great apes. A hominine is a member of the subfamily... ( +expand to view full text )

Description: The primatological term hominid is easily confused with a number of very similar words: A hominoid or ape is a member of the superfamily Hominoidea: extant members are the lesser apes (gibbons) and great apes. A hominid is a member of the family Hominidae: all of the great apes. A hominine is a member of the subfamily Homininae: gorillas, chimpanzees, humans (excludes orangutans). A hominin is a member of the tribe Hominini: chimpanzees and humans. A hominan is a member of the sub-tribe Hominina: modern humans and their extinct relatives. A human is a member of Homo sapiens. The word is sometimes also used to refer to any extinct member of the genus Homo or members from other hominan genera. A humanoid is a vaguely human-shaped entity; the term is typically used in science fiction.