ANTHROPOID

any ape of the family that includes the gorilla, chimpanzee, gibbon and orangutan, characterized by their general structural resemblance to man, such as lack of a tail and shape and proportion of various bones and absence of cheek pouches. —History of Man Glossary (app. 11.7.90)

any ape of the family that includes the gorilla, chimpanzee, gibbon and orangutan, characterized by their general structural resemblance to man, such as lack of a tail and shape and proportion of various bones and absence of cheek pouches.any of the most highly developed apes, including the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan and gibbon.