humanoid

Etymology

human + -oid

adj

  1. Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
    That's how I came to be down there, Captain, pursuing the devil's own spawn, a thing I've chased across the universe. He's humanoid outside, but inside, he's a hideous, murdering monster. I'll get him, Captain. I swear it. 1967, Star Trek, The Alternative Factor, season 1, episode 27, Robert Brown (actor)

noun

  1. A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.

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