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Definition of pithecanthrope - 1 dictionary result

pith⋅e⋅can⋅thrope

[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


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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