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- proper noun A taxonomic
subfamily within thefamily Hominidae —man and closerelatives .
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(˜Hominin™ refers, as did ˜hominid™ until very recently, to Homo sapiens together with fossil species of ape to which Homo sapiens are more closely related than we are to chimpanzees; these include the Australopithecines, extinct species of Homo, etc., making up the tribe Hominini within the sub-family Homininae.)
Morality and Evolutionary Biology FitzPatrick, William 2008
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So far, the night drives are Rodentia: 1, Homininae: 0.
A Late Night.... Christopher O'Brien 2007
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So far, the night drives are Rodentia: 1, Homininae: 0.
Archive 2007-07-01 Christopher O'Brien 2007
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A hominin is a member of the tribe Hominini, a hominine is a member of the subfamily Homininae, a hominid is a member of the family Hominidae, and a hominoid is a member of the superfamily Hominoidea.
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A hominin is a member of the tribe Hominini, a hominine is a member of the subfamily Homininae, a hominid is a member of the family Hominidae, and a hominoid is a member of the superfamily Hominoidea.
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Edit hominin Hominini hominine Homininae hominid Hominidae hominoid Hominoidea anyone else thinking of Ed Norton?
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[[Homininae]] ancestors speciate from the ancestors of Ryan, Sternera, K.,
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] HappyBirthdayDarwin 2010
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[[Homininae]] ancestors speciate from the ancestors of Ryan, Sternera, K.,
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] HappyBirthdayDarwin 2010
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• In the light of DNA comparisons, one solution is to place orangutans in the subfamily Ponginae and to combine African apes and humans in the subfamily Homininae.
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* Hominidae (Family) [great apes] * Homininae (Subfamily) [includes gorillas but not orangutans]
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