primate - any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet

family Hominidae, Hominidae - modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man

human being, homo, human, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae

genus Pithecanthropus, Pithecanthropus, Pithecanthropus erectus - former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus

genus Sinanthropus, Sinanthropus - genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned

genus Javanthropus, Javanthropus - former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis: comprises Solo man

australopithecine - any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago

Sivapithecus - fossil primates found in India

dryopithecine - considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans

human - having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty"