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A superfamily of mammals including anthropoid apes and human beings.
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superfamily of the suborder Anthropoidea that includes the apes and humans.
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( ho-min-oy dee-ah)The superfamily that includes the large, tailless primates: apes and hominids, living and extinct.
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the superfamily which includes the families Pongidae (apes) and Hominidae. Often abbreviated to hominoid. (see classification)
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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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