pithecanthropoid
ɪˈkæn adjective
of, pertaining to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
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pithecanthropus (ˌpɪθɪkænˈθrəʊpəs, -ˈkænθrə-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -pi | |
| Java man See Peking man any primitive apelike man of the former genus Pithecanthropus, now included in the genus Homo | |
| [C19: New Latin, from Greek pithēkos ape + anthrōpos man] | |
| pithe'canthropine | |
| —adj | |
| pithe'canthropoid | |
| —adj | |
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