nonhumanoid

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ humanoid.

Adjective

nonhumanoid (not comparable)

1. Not humanoid; being neither human nor humanlike; possessing neither the human nor humanoid features or body, such as that of a quadrupedal animal (horse), or a naturally limbless species (snakes).
   • 1954, Idris Seabright, Portals of Tomorrow: The Best Tales of Science Fiction, and Other Fantasy‎, Rinehart, page 126:

     Malcolm Knight was reading the item about Skos for the tenth time, frowning with the effort of translating the difficult symbology. “Skōs,” he read, “sole satellite of long-period eclipsing binary, components red and blue-white. (For primaries’ details see appropriate listing in Volume III.) Mass 9/10 earth normal, radius 11/10. Breathable air, drinkable water. Climate mild, uniform, equable. Three land masses. Inhabited by native nonhumanoid race, slurb, extremely friendly and hospitable. Restricted planet, landing only by permit. Coordinates. . .”

   • 1980, Vivian Carol Sobchack, The Limits of Infinity: The American Science Fiction Film, 1950-75‎, A.S. Barnes, →ISBN, page 219:

     Nonhumanoid aliens and terrestrial monsters in almost every SF film combine biology and technology in various ways so as to become living contradictions.

   • 1983, Michael D. Resnick, The Wild Alien Tamer‎, New American Library, →ISBN, page 38:

     “You and me, we’re gonna work our way back to the show, setting down on a bunch of Community worlds along the way and working on our act. On the humanoid worlds, I’ll be the trainer and you’ll be the animal; and on the nonhumanoid worlds, or at least on planets where you don’t look too much out of place, you’ll be the trainer and I’ll be the animal. We’ll flim-flam ’em six ways to Sunday!”

Noun

nonhumanoid (plural nonhumanoids)

1. Any creature that is not humanoid.