Superfamily Hominoidea (Noun)
Meaning
Anthropoid apes and human beings.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The superfamily Hominoidea constitutes the great apes, which are the closest relatives of human beings, and comprises both extinct and extant species.
- Within the superfamily Hominoidea, both gorillas and chimpanzees exhibit high levels of cognitive abilities, often rivaling those of human beings in testing.
- As members of the superfamily Hominoidea, the relationship of anthropoid apes to human beings is fundamentally connected by similar physical characteristics.
- In the superfamily Hominoidea, five key genera of anthropoid apes, including human beings, have shown an immense evolutionary divergence over millions of years.
- A study in the superfamily Hominoidea, focusing on a diverse range of primates, highlights their high susceptibility to zoonotic diseases common to human beings.