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pithecanthropoid

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[pith-i-kan-thruh-poid, -kuhn-throh-poid] / ˌpɪθ ɪˈkæn θrəˌpɔɪd, -kənˈθroʊ pɔɪd /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members, now assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.

Etymology

Origin of pithecanthropoid

First recorded in 1885–90; Pithecanthrop(us) + -oid

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