anthropomorphous

/ ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfəs /

adjective

1. shaped like a human being
2. another word for anthropomorphic

Derived Forms

• ˌanthropoˈmorphously, adverb

Example Sentences

The ourang-outang is the most anthropomorphous of the ape tribe, all of which are strictly frugivorous.

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The same remark is applicable to the tailless condition of man; for the tail is absent in all the anthropomorphous apes.

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At the same time the anthropomorphous apes, as Professor Schaaffhausen has remarked,270 will no doubt be exterminated.

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The bony portion of the hand of man and of that of certain anthropomorphous apes present marked similarities.

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Among the few species already detected, two at least belong to the anthropomorphous class.

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