hominine

English

Adjective

hominine (comparative more hominine, superlative most hominine)

1. Of or relating to the Homininae, a subfamily of Hominidae that includes humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and some extinct relatives.

Noun

hominine (plural hominines)

1. Any member of the subfamily Homininae.
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 115:

     To judge from its sinuses, Hispanopithecus crusafonti is the earliest known hominine (the group including all great apes except orangs).