hominid /ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •Any anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans. •(no longer used) Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined. adjective1 •Of the Hominidae. formshominids