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Pithecanthropus

Pithecanthropus Meaning & Definition
Pithecanthropus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pithecanthropus?

[n] former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pithecanthropus: genus Pithecanthropus | Pithecanthropus erectus

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See Also | hominid

Pithecanthropus In Webster's Dictionary

\Pith`e*can*thro"pus\, n. [NL.; Gr. ? ape + ? man.] 1. A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes.

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