anthropoid(noun, adjective) adjective1. resembling apesSimilar word(s): nonhuman, anthropoidal, apelike2. resembling human beingsSimilar word(s): human, manlike noun1. person who resembles a nonhuman primateSimilar word(s): apeDefinition categories: person, misfit2. any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominidsDefinition categories: animal, primate