noun
- a member of the family Hominidae; a primate that includes humans and their extinct ancestors and relatives.
Usage: scientific/anthropological term; often used in paleoanthropology and evolutionary biology
Examples
- Australopithecus was an early hominin that walked upright.
- Scientists discovered hominin fossils in East Africa dating back millions of years.
- The study of hominin evolution helps us understand human origins.
- Homo sapiens is the only surviving hominin species today.
- Neanderthals were hominins that lived in Europe during the Pleistocene.