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Hominidae  

Type

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Entry terms

  • Hominid
  • Hominids

Note

  • diseases: coordinate with PRIMATE DISEASES ; note entry term APES: diseases in an unspecified ape, index APE DISEASES + HOMINIDAE (NIM); extinct humans (Homo species other than Homo sapiens) go here; NEANDERTHALS is also available

Scope note

  • 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).

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015186

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