anthropoid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈænθɹəpɔɪd/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποειδής (anthrōpoeidḗs). By surface analysis, anthrop- + -oid.
Meanings
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Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance.
“And I am sorry for the man she loves,” said the girl, “for he loves her. I never met him, but from what Jane tells me he must be a very wonderful person. It seems that he was born in an African jungle, and brought up by fierce, anthropoid apes.”
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 102:The origin and development of language led to the differentiation of man from all other forms of animal life. Without this form of thought-communication and preservation man would never have achieved any higher degree of cerebration than the anthropoid ape.
1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 4:
- (in pelvimetry) Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance. ▸ Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
- Having characteristics of an ape.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most anthropoid | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more anthropoid | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (38)
sh а̏нтропоӣдан (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · uk людиноподі́бний (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · pl antropoidalny (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · ru человекоподо́бный (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · ca antropoide (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · grc ἀνθρωποειδής (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · es antropoide (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · ro antropoid (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · ru антропо́идный (having characteristics of an ape) · ga antrapóideach (having characteristics of an ape) · pt antropoide (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · sh majmunòlik (having characteristics of an ape) · es antropoide (having characteristics of an ape) · ro antropomorf (having characteristics of an ape) · uk антропо́їдний (having characteristics of an ape) · pl człekokształtny (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · ro antropoid (having characteristics of an ape) · pl małpi (having characteristics of an ape) · sh ȁntropoīdan (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · be чалавекападо́бны (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · ga antrapóideach (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · sh човјеко̀лик (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · ru человекообра́зный (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · sv människoliknande (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · cs antropoidní (having characteristics of an ape) · gv antrapoydagh (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · el ανθρωποειδής (having characteristics of an ape) · el ανθρωποειδής (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · ro antropomorf (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · sv antropoid (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · fi apinamainen (having characteristics of an ape) · fi ihmismäinen (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · gv antrapoydagh (having characteristics of an ape) · de menschenähnlich (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · sh čovjekòlik (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance) · be антрапо́ідны (having characteristics of an ape) · ca antropoide (having characteristics of an ape) · sh мајмуно̀лик (having characteristics of an ape)