Hominoid

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A chimpanzee, an example of a great hominoid
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A chimpanzee, an example of a great hominoid

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Hominoids are a kind of primate. There are two groups of hominoids:

The main difference between monkeys and hominoids is that monkeys almost always have tails, but hominoids never do. There are also differences between their teeth and the way they move their arms. Nonhuman hominoids are commonly referred to as apes.

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