Manlike

  • 31Miocene — [mī′ō sēn΄, mī′əsēn΄] adj. [< Gr meiōn, less (see MINOR) + CENE] [sometimes m ] designating or of the first geologic epoch of the Neogene, characterized by the joining of what are now Africa, Arabia, and Eurasia and the development of manlike… …

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  • 32virago — [vi rä′gō, vīrā′gō] n. pl. viragoes or viragos [ME < OE < L, a manlike female < vir, man: see WEREWOLF] 1. a quarrelsome, shrewish woman; scold 2. Archaic a strong, manlike woman; amazon …

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  • 33an|thro|poid — «AN thruh poyd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. (of certain apes) manlike; resembling man: »The anthropoid structure of certain apes includes lack of a tail and cheek pouches. 2. (of human beings) apelike. –n. a manlike ape. Gorillas, chimpanzees,… …

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  • 34man|like — «MAN LYK», adjective. 1. like a man: »Under his forming hands a creature grew, Manlike, but different sex (Milton). 2. suitable for a man: »From long association with men she had learnt a manlike reticence (H. S. Merriman) …

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  • 35Zin|jan|thro|pus — «ZIHN jan THROH puhs, zihn JAN thruh puhs», noun. a manlike primate of the Pleistocene epoch, with a large, deep jaw and low forehead, whose remains were discovered in Tanganyika in 1959. He was nicknamed “the Nutcracker Man” because of his huge… …

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  • 36Anthropomorpha — An thro*po*mor pha, n. pl. [NL. See {Anthropomorphism}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The manlike, or anthropoid, apes. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 37Had like — Like Like (l[imac]k), a. [Compar. {Liker} (l[imac]k [ e]r); superl. {Likest}.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gel[=i]c, fr. pref. ge + l[=i]c body, and orig. meaning, having the same body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS. gil[=i]k,… …

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  • 38hominian — hominid hominidadj. characterizing the family {Hominidae}, which includes {Homo sapiens} sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures. [Narrower terms: {human (vs. nonhuman) ] WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 39hominid — hominian hominian hominid hominidadj. characterizing the family {Hominidae}, which includes {Homo sapiens} sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures. [Narrower terms: {human (vs. nonhuman) ] WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 40Homo sapiens — hominian hominian hominid hominidadj. characterizing the family {Hominidae}, which includes {Homo sapiens} sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures. [Narrower terms: {human (vs. nonhuman) ] WordNet 1.5] …

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