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an·thro·poid
 anthropoid
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- pronunciation:
- aen
thr
poId
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of apes, resembling a human being, esp. in shape.
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| definition 2: |
resembling an ape, esp. in behavior.
an anthropoid hoodlum |
adverb + (adj.)anthropoid
dramatically, instantly
(adj.)anthropoid
+ noun
ape, cetaceans, lineage, page, resemblance
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a manlike ape such as the chimpanzee or gorilla.
- similar words:
- ape
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adjective + (n.)anthropoid
african, chunky, early, enlightening, high, living, new, obscure, old, plausible, southeastern
verb + (n.)anthropoid
appear, champion, contrast, originate, relate
noun + (n.)anthropoid
ancestor, ancestry, birthplace, fossil, group, origin, paleontologist, primate, tooth, world
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| derivation: |
anthropoidal (adj.) |
The word anthropoid
contains the following parts:
anthr, anthro, anthrop, anthropo
Greek
root
that means human being
  Example words:
anthropocentric, anthropogenesis, anthropoid, anthropology, anthropometry, anthropomorphism, anthropophagy, lycanthrope, lycanthropy, misanthrope, misanthropy, philanthropist, philanthropy, Pithecanthropus
-oid
Greek
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means resembling, like
Example words:
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