/ Dictionary / Index H hominid: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hom•i•nid Pronunciation: (hom'u-nid), [key] — n. Anthropol. any of the modern or extinct bipedal primates of the family Hominidae, including all species of the genera Homo and Australopithecus. See illus. in next columns. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hominid (Thesaurus) homing pigeon hominine Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ingenuity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language