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pithecanthrope

[pith-i-kan-throhp, pith-i-kuhn-throhp]

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Pithecanthropus.

Origin:
1875–80; short for Pithecanthropus

Related forms

pith·e·can·throp·ic

[pith-i-kuhn-throp-ik] , pith·e·can·thro·pine

[pith-i-kan-thruh-pahyn] , adjective

pith·e·can·thro·pid

[pith-i-kan-thruh-pid, -kuhn-throh-pid, -throp-id] , noun, adjective

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pithecanthrope

pith·e·can·thrope