Dryopithecus
[ drahy-oh-pith-i-kuhs, -puh-thee- ]
noun
an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
one of the four subgenera of this genus, limited to Europe.
Origin of Dryopithecus
1<New Latin (1856) <Greek drŷ(s) tree, oak + -o- -o- + píthēkos monkey
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How to use Dryopithecus in a sentence
Dryopithecus was smaller than the chimpanzee, but much larger than the gibbon.
The Origin of Man and of his Superstitions | Carveth ReadDryopithecus is more Man-like than any other, and seems to have been as large as a Chimpanzee.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers BeddardPalæopithecus, Dryopithecus, Palæosimia, and Sivapithecus are extinct simians.
Man, Past and Present | Agustus Henry Keane
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