Anthropomorpha

plural noun

An·​thro·​po·​mor·​pha

in some former classifications

: a group of primates comprising the anthropoid apes and being equivalent to the family Pongidae

broadly : hominoidea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek anthrōpomorpha, neuter plural of anthrōpomorphos of human form

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