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A humanoid (; from English ''human'' and ''wikt:-oid#Suffix, -oid'' "resembling") is a non-human entity with human form or characteristics. By the 20th century, the term came to describe fossils which were Morphology (biology), morphologically similar, but not identical, to those of the human skeleton. Although this usage was common in the sciences for much of the 20th century, it is now considered rare. More generally, the term can refer to anything with distinctly human characteristics or adaptations, such as possessing opposable anterior forelimb-appendages (i.e. thumbs), visible spectrum-binocular vision (i.e. having two eyes), or biomechanic plantigrade-bipedalism (i.e. the ability to walk on heels and Metatarsal bones, metatarsals in an upright position). Humanoids may also include human-animal hybrids (where each cell has partly human and partly animal genetic contents). Science fiction media frequently present sentient extraterrestrial lifeforms as humanoid as a byproduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwarf By BrokenMachine86
Dwarf, dwarfs or dwarves may refer to: Common uses *Dwarf (folklore), a supernatural being from Germanic folklore * Dwarf, a human or animal with dwarfism Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities *Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons), Dwarf (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a short humanoid race *Dwarf (Middle-earth), a humanoid race in J. R. R. Tolkien's literature *Dwarf (Warhammer), Dwarf (''Warhammer''), a humanoid race *Dwarfs (Discworld), Dwarfs (''Discworld''), a race of characters *Dwarves (Warcraft), Dwarves (''Warcraft''), a short, strong race *Dwarves (Marvel Comics) *Seven Dwarfs Literature *The Dwarf (Cho novel), ''The Dwarf'' (Cho novel), a 1978 novel by Cho Se-hui *The Dwarf (Lagerkvist novel), ''The Dwarf'' (Lagerkvist novel), a 1944 novel by Pär Lagerkvist Other arts, entertainment, and media *Dwarfs (video game), ''Dwarfs?!'' (video game) *Dwarves (band), American punk band *Killer Dwarfs, Canadian heavy metal band *Wrocław's dwarfs, small sculptures in Wrocław, Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
