humanoid

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  1. adjective Having human characteristics or form.
  2. noun A being having human form: "humanoids from some far-flung planet” (Robert Brustein).
  3. noun See android.

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  • One smart cat, and one smarter-than-average humanoid, which isn't giving him a lot of credit for gray matter. —  BEWITCHING FAMILIAR
  • They must have been humanoid, these people—as near human as makes no difference—and, if that is indeed true, they must have left something more than their own bones. —  SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURES MAGAZINE
  • She was mostly humanoid, and that was the way humanoids were. —  Harpy Thyme
  • The alien sitting at the console was decidedly humanoid, and Derec could describe him in very human terms—a slender build, thin neck, almost hairless head, pale skin. —  ISAAC ASIMOV'S
  • It was vaguely humanoid, and Rusko wondered if it was based on any living creature. —  JEFF GRUBB
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