Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hominoid

/ˈhɑmənɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: homi-noid
IPA: /ˈhɑmənɔɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.

Example Sentences

"Hominoids differ from monkeys in several ways, the most striking being the lack of an external tail."

Etymology

From Latin homin- + -oid, after scientific Latin Hominoidea (superfamily name).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: homō
Suffix: oid

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɑmənɔɪd/
British English: /ˈhɒmənɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

hominoids (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hominoid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑmənɔɪd/.
What does hominoid mean?: Any anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.
Where does hominoid come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce hominoid

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