hominine

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hominine (comparative more hominine, superlative most hominine)

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

Noun[edit]

hominine (plural hominines)

  1. Any member of the subfamily Homininae.
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 115:
      To judge from its sinuses, Hispanopithecus crusafonti is the earliest known hominine (the group including all great apes except orangs).
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