Hominidae

Synonyms

Ape

Apes

Hominid

Hominids

Hominin

Hominini

Hominins

Homininus

Homo

Pongidae

Family of the suborder HAPLORHINI (Anthropoidea) comprising bipedal primate MAMMALS. It includes modern man (HOMO SAPIENS) and the great apes: gorillas (GORILLA GORILLA), chimpanzees (PAN PANISCUS and PAN TROGLODYTES), and orangutans (PONGO PYGMAEUS).