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Keywords:
Superfamily,
Apes,
Pongidae,
Hominidae,
Hylobatidae
A superfamily of mammals including anthropoid apes and human beings.
superfamily of the suborder Anthropoidea that includes the apes and humans.
( ho-min-oy dee-ah)The superfamily that includes the large, tailless primates: apes and hominids, living and extinct.
the superfamily which includes the families Pongidae (apes) and Hominidae. Often abbreviated to hominoid. (see classification)
The Superfamily Hominoidea includes the apes and humans. It includes the Family Hominidae (people and our close ancestors and relatives), Family Pongidae ( orangutans, chimpanzees, and gorillas), and Family Hylobatidae ( gibbons and siamangs).
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