anthropoid
UK/'ænθrәupɒid/US
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Definitions
adj.
Resembling a human in form or behavior
似人的，类人的
n.
An ape that closely resembles a human, such as a gorilla, chimpanzee, or orangutan
类人猿（如大猩猩、黑猩猩、猩猩）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedanthrop (human) + -oid (resembling, like) = 'human-like.' The -oid suffix is the same one in humanoid and android. As an adjective it describes a human-like form or posture; as a noun it names the great apes — the animals closest to humans in shape.
Root anthropo still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.anthropoid apes类人猿
Example Sentences
- 1.
Gorillas and chimpanzees are anthropoid apes.
- 2.
The robot had an oddly anthropoid way of walking.