Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hominine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mi-nine
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Homininae, a subfamily of Hominidae that includes humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and some extinct relatives.

noun

Any member of the subfamily Homininae.

Example Sentences

"To judge from its sinuses, Hispanopithecus crusafonti is the earliest known hominine (the group including all great apes except orangs)."

Inflected Forms

more hominine (comparative) most hominine (superlative) hominines (plural)

Questions

What does hominine mean?: Of or relating to the Homininae, a subfamily of Hominidae that includes humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and some extinct relatives.

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