Sivapithecus

[ siv-uh-pith-i-kuhs, -puh-thee-kuhs ]

noun

a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.

Origin of Sivapithecus

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<New Latin, equivalent to Siva (<Sanskrit śivaShiva) + Greek píthēkos ape

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How to use Sivapithecus in a sentence

A chiefly frugivorous stage, with large canines and parallel rows of cheek teeth (cf. Sivapithecus).
Man, Past and Present | Agustus Henry Keane
Palæopithecus, Dryopithecus, Palæosimia, and Sivapithecus are extinct simians.
Man, Past and Present | Agustus Henry Keane

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