Plural of anthropoid; apes and other primates that resemble humans, particularly great apes like chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
From Greek 'anthropos' (human) + '-oids' (plural of '-oid', things resembling something). The plural form is commonly used in biology and anthropology.
Studying anthropoids in the wild revealed they have personalities, emotions, and cultures—watching them made scientists realize that the line between 'human' and 'animal' isn't as clear as we thought.
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