Anthropomorpha

Translingual

Etymology

From anthropo- +‎ -morpha; coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1735.

Proper noun

Anthropomorpha

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – primates, sloths, and (originally) anteaters, now placed in the orders Primates and Pilosa.

Usage notes

Anteaters were removed to a separate order in 1748, and the modern order Primates was introduced in 1758, rendering this order obsolete.

Coordinate terms

• Cynomorpha