"semihuman" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: semi- + human Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|human}} semi- + human Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semihuman (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of semi-human Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: semi-human
    Sense id: en-semihuman-en-adj-imvl43bN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 50 50

Noun

Forms: semihumans [plural]
Etymology: semi- + human Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|human}} semi- + human Head templates: {{en-noun}} semihuman (plural semihumans)
  1. Alternative form of semi-human Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: semi-human
    Sense id: en-semihuman-en-noun-imvl43bN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 50 50

Inflected forms

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