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  • noun Plural form of hominid.

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Examples

  • Aren't the secondary worlds of fantasy simply alternative realities where the archaeological distinction of gracile and robust hominids translates to elves and dwarves as distinct races?

    Archive 2007-12-01 Hal Duncan 2007

  • Aren't the secondary worlds of fantasy simply alternative realities where the archaeological distinction of gracile and robust hominids translates to elves and dwarves as distinct races?

    Once More Into The Fray Hal Duncan 2007

  • Can prosimian-like leaping be considered a preadaptation to bipedal walking in hominids?

    Literally, flying lemurs (and not dermopterans) Darren Naish 2006

  • So Gunther et al. (1992) titled a paper 'Can prosimian-like leaping be considered a preadaptation to bipedal walking in hominids'.

    Literally, flying lemurs (and not dermopterans) Darren Naish 2006

  • Virtual Pebble (A Proud Supporter of Nuclear Options) says: drhunt1 and lux are proof positive that there has been no evolution, but definite devolution, in hominids.

    Think Progress » Poll: Large Number Of Texans Doubt The Theory Of Evolution, Believe In Human-Dinosaur Coexistence 2010

  • The fossil evidence strongly suggests that long before God created Adam and Eve, he created a number of other humanlike animals that, as we have said, have been classified as hominids.

    The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001

  • The fossil evidence strongly suggests that long before God created Adam and Eve, he created a number of other humanlike animals that, as we have said, have been classified as hominids.

    The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001

  • The idea of shelters or home sites at this early stage—nearly 2 million years ago—has fallen out of favor, although the idea of hominids gathering together at certain sites for some activity has not.

    Ancestral Passions Virginia Morell 1995

  • The idea of shelters or home sites at this early stage—nearly 2 million years ago—has fallen out of favor, although the idea of hominids gathering together at certain sites for some activity has not.

    Ancestral Passions Virginia Morell 1995

  • All hominins are themselves part of a larger group known as hominids that includes all the great apes such as chimpanzees and gorillas.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

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