See Also: anthropoid(medicine)
anthropoid(dictionary)
anthropoid(dictionary)
anthropoid pelvis(medicine)

hyoscyamus (iou) and anthropoid (iou)


hyoscyamus (iou)



hyoscyamus noun. E17.
[mod. Latin from Greek huoskuamos, from huos genit. of hus swine + kuamos bean.]
A medicinal extract or tincture of henbane.

anthropoid (iou)



anthropoid adjective & noun. M19.
[Greek anthropoeides, formed as ANTHROPO-: see -OID.]
A. adjective.
Of human shape; spec. of or pertaining to the primate suborder Anthropoidea, comprising humans, apes, and monkeys. M19.
anthropoid ape a large ape of the family Pongidae; a gorilla, orang-utan, or chimpanzee.
Apelike. colloq. M20.
b. noun. A being that is human in form only; esp. an anthropoid ape. M19.
anthro'poidal adjective M19.