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"hominids" has 3 syllables: hom-in-ids.
noun
"Hominids" has 3 syllables: hom · in · ids.
Hominids: Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae. All the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans).
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