anthropoid

adj. manlike, resembling man; resembling apes, apelike

n. tailless ape (gorilla, chimpanzee, etc.) that resembles humans

Anthropoid came from the Greek for "of human likeness". In biology it is used interchangeably with simian. It was mentioned on the American television show "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader" on FOX in a $50,000 question. Distinguish from:Anthropoides, a genus of crane (bird).android, a human-like robot.Arthropod Operation Anthropoid was the codename for the assassination of top Nazi Reinhard Heydrich during  World War II in Prague.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

Noun
1. person who resembles a non-human primate
(synonym) ape
(hypernym) misfit
2. any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
(hypernym) primate
Adjective
1. resembling apes
(synonym) anthropoidal, apelike
(similar) nonhuman
2. resembling human beings
(synonym) manlike
(similar) human

(n.)
An anthropoid ape.
  

(a.)
Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla.
  

Synonyms and related words:
Bronze Age man, Hominidae, Iron Age man, Stone Age man, aboriginal, aborigine, ancient, antediluvian, anthropomorphic, anthropopathic, ape-man, autochthon, bushman, cave dweller, caveman, fossil man, hominid, humanoid, man of old, manlike, missing link, preadamite, prehistoric man, prehuman, primate, primitive, protohuman, troglodyte,