A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

anthropoidal Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with A » antagonistically ... anticipation » anthropoidal


anthropoid
adj
    1. Belonging, referring or relating to, or like, a human being in form.
    2. Belonging, referring or relating to, or like, an ape.
noun
    1. Any of the apes that shows a relatively close resemblance to a human, eg a chimpanzee or gorilla.
      Form: anthropoid ape (also)
    2. Any primate.
Derivative: anthropoidal
adj
    Etymology: 19c.



    Click Here