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The term '''hominid''' has two common definitions.
 
The term '''hominid''' has two common definitions.
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# It can, colloquially <ref>http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=hominid</ref>, refer to the ancestors of modern humans.  It is also commonly used by scientists to refer to human ancestors and closely related species like [[Neanderthal]]s.<ref>This useum exhibit on hominids does not include gorillas. [http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk/collections/museum/hominid/hominid_index.shtml]</ref>
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# It can, colloquially, refer to a prehistoric cave man, as well as a modern human.
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# In [[taxonomy]], it can refer to humans, as well as the great apes, including gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and their evolutionary ancestors.  This technical definition is preferred by biologists, as per the [[Linnaean System of Classification]] which groups organisms together by their ancestry.
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# In [[taxonomy]], it can refer to humans, as well as the great apes, including gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and their evolutionary ancestors.
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The first definition is similar to what is found in common dictionaries.<ref>Merriam-Webster dictionary [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=hominid], American Heritage [http://www.bartleby.com/61/51/H0255100.html]</ref> It is also commonly used by scientists to refer to human ancestors and closely related species like [[Neanderthal]]s.<ref>This useum exhibit on hominids does not include gorillas. [http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk/collections/museum/hominid/hominid_index.shtml]</ref>
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The second definition is preferred by biologists; as per the [[Linnaean System of Classification]], it groups the organisms together by their ancestry.
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 16:39, May 15, 2007

The term hominid has two common definitions.

  1. It can, colloquially, refer to a prehistoric cave man, as well as a modern human.
  2. In taxonomy, it can refer to humans, as well as the great apes, including gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and their evolutionary ancestors.

The first definition is similar to what is found in common dictionaries.[1] It is also commonly used by scientists to refer to human ancestors and closely related species like Neanderthals.[2]

The second definition is preferred by biologists; as per the Linnaean System of Classification, it groups the organisms together by their ancestry.

References

  1. ↑ Merriam-Webster dictionary [1], American Heritage [2]
  2. ↑ This useum exhibit on hominids does not include gorillas. [3]
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