hominin
noun
hom·i·nin
ˈhä-mə-nən 
-ˌnin
: any of a taxonomic tribe (Hominini) of hominids that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms
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Yet as Gee points out, to date, there are still only suppositions, rather than conclusive evidence about why hominins made the transition to a bipedal lifestyle.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
This evolutionary upbringing might have honed H. sapiens into an especially adaptable hominin.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
Whatever hominin Pink ends up being, their final resting place highlights humanity’s complex, interconnected evolutionary journey to today.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
Australopithecus was a hominin—a human-like mammal—that walked on two legs but had smaller brains than Neanderthals and modern humans.
—Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
This evolutionary upbringing might have honed H. sapiens into an especially adaptable hominin.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
Whatever hominin Pink ends up being, their final resting place highlights humanity’s complex, interconnected evolutionary journey to today.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
Australopithecus was a hominin—a human-like mammal—that walked on two legs but had smaller brains than Neanderthals and modern humans.
—Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Hominin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hominin. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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