Anthropomorphidae

An·​thro·​po·​morph·​i·​dae

-fə̇ˌdē

taxonomic synonym of pongidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Anthropomorphus, type genus (from Late Latin, of human shape) + -idae

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