Hominidae
Synonyms
Ape
Apes
Hominid
Hominids
Hominin
Hominini
Hominins
Homininus
Homo
Pongidae
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).