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pithecanthrope

American  
[pith-i-kan-throhp, pith-i-kuhn-throhp] / ˌpɪθ ɪˈkæn θroʊp, ˈpɪθ ɪ kənˌθroʊp /

noun

  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus, now assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.

Other Word Forms

  • pithecanthropic adjective
  • pithecanthropid noun
  • pithecanthropine adjective

Etymology

Origin of pithecanthrope

First recorded in 1875–80; short for Pithecanthropus

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The first navigating pithecanthrope built nearly as well with his log and bush.

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