The term '''hominid''' is used to refer to humans, as well as the great apes, including orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, Bonobos, and their ancestors up to several millions of years ago.
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It is also colloquially used to refer to species ancestral to modern humans, including Australopithecus, Paranthropus, Ardipithecus, and Homo although the correct term for this group is '''hominina'''.
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The term is also used incorrectly to refer to [[prehistory|prehistoric]] [[cave men]] alone. Several dictionaries still use this latter definition.
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Note: "Homo sapiens neanderthalensis" is an archaic name for "Homo neanderthalensis", it used to classify Neanderthals as a human subspecies.