A humanoid (from English human and -oid "resembling") is something that has an appearance resembling a human being. The term first appeared in 1912 to refer to fossils which were morphologically similar to, but not identical with, those of the human skeleton.[1] Although this usage was common in the sciences for much of the 20th century, it is now considered rare.[1] More generally, the term can refer to anything with human characteristics.
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An android or gynoid is a humanoid robot designed to look like a male or female human, respectively, although these words are frequently perceived to be synonymous with humanoid.
With regard to extraterrestrials in fiction, the term humanoid is most commonly used to refer to alien beings with a body plan that is generally like that of a human, including upright stance and bipedalism.
Many aliens in television and science fiction films are presented as humanoid. This is usually attributed to budget constraints.
In much of science fiction, the reason for the abundance of humanoid aliens is not explained and requires suspension of disbelief. In some cases, however, in-universe explanations have been offered.
In the field of ufology, humanoid refers to any of the claimed extraterrestrials which abduct human victims, such as the Greys,[4] the Reptilians,[5] and the Nordics.[6]
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