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Hominidae

Family of the suborder HAPLORHINI (Anthropoidea) comprising bipedal primate MAMMALS. It includes modern man (HOMO SAPIENS) and the great apes: gorillas (GORILLA GORILLA), chimpanzees (PAN PANISCUS and PAN TROGLODYTES), and orangutans (PONGO PYGMAEUS).

Year introduced: 1989

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.112.400

MeSH Unique ID: D015186

Registry Number: txid9604

Entry Terms:

  • Hominids
  • Hominid
  • Pongidae
  • Apes
  • Ape
  • Homo
  • Hominini
  • Homininus
  • Hominins
  • Hominin

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