Definition: 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).
diseases: coordinate IM with PRIMATE DISEASES (IM); note entry term APES: diseases in an unspecified ape, index APE DISEASES (IM) + HOMINIDAE (NIM); extinct humans (Homo sp. other than Homo sapiens) go here; NEANDERTHALS is also available
ExamplesGorilla gorilla; Humans; Neanderthals; Pan paniscus; Pan troglodytes; Pongo
Other names Homininus; Hominin; Hominid; Pongidae; Hominins; Hominids; Apes; Homo; Hominini; Ape
