Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic subfamily within the family Hominidaeman and close relatives.

Etymologies

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Homo +‎ -inae, using the stem Homin-. See homo

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Examples

  • (˜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

  • So far, the night drives are Rodentia: 1, Homininae: 0.

    A Late Night.... Christopher O'Brien 2007

  • So far, the night drives are Rodentia: 1, Homininae: 0.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Christopher O'Brien 2007

  • 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.

    Meet Selam - The Panda's Thumb 2006

  • 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.

    Meet Selam - The Panda's Thumb 2006

  • Edit hominin Hominini hominine Homininae hominid Hominidae hominoid Hominoidea anyone else thinking of Ed Norton?

    Meet Selam - The Panda's Thumb 2006

  • [[Homininae]] ancestors speciate from the ancestors of Ryan, Sternera, K.,

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] HappyBirthdayDarwin 2010

  • [[Homininae]] ancestors speciate from the ancestors of Ryan, Sternera, K.,

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] HappyBirthdayDarwin 2010

  • • 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.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • * Hominidae (Family) [great apes] * Homininae (Subfamily) [includes gorillas but not orangutans]

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2008

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