pithecanthrope

American

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

noun

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

First recorded in 1875–80; short for Pithecanthropus

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pithecanthrope

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

From Where the Pavement Ends by John Russell

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