humanoid.
lentúzu, n. Human (biological term).
usage: A longer word, lentúzurivíu, is used for bipedal animals in general; however the equivalent kotúzu means all quadrupeds and does not indicate a specific group. When these terms were developed, the Lilitai were the only bipeds in abundance and lentúzu narrowed in meaning.
etymology: lenúí túzu, i.e. two legs.attestation: Obsolete c. 10 IKY.
See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun
See inflection scheme: sarasí noun
See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun
See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb
related: anthru
tags: noun, living, animal, biology, people
reverse terms: biped, human, humanoid