"nonhumanoid" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From non- + humanoid. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|humanoid}} non- + humanoid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonhumanoid (not comparable)
  1. Not humanoid; being neither human nor humanlike; possessing neither the human nor humanoid features or body, such as that of a quadrupedal animal (horse), or a naturally limbless species (snakes). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonhumanoid-en-adj--OwzZCyb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36

Noun [English]

Forms: nonhumanoids [plural]
Etymology: From non- + humanoid. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|humanoid}} non- + humanoid Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonhumanoid (plural nonhumanoids)
  1. Any creature that is not humanoid.
    Sense id: en-nonhumanoid-en-noun-Bl8Rof1b Categories (other): English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 48 52

Inflected forms

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