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pith⋅e⋅coid

  [pith-i-koid, pi-thee-koid]
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–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
2. (loosely) apelike; monkeylike.
Origin:
1860–65; < NL pithēc(us) ape (< Gk píthēkos) + -oid
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pith·e·coid   (pĭth'ĭ-koid', pī-thē'koid)   
adj.  

  1. Resembling or relating to the apes, especially the anthropoid apes.

  2. Of or belonging to a genus (Pithecia) of small slender South American monkeys related to the titi.


[Greek pithēkos, ape + -oid.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pith·e·coid
Pronunciation: 'pith-&-"koid
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or resembling monkeys pithecoid posture>
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pithecoid pith·e·coid (pĭth'ĭ-koid', pī-thē'koid)
adj.
Resembling or relating to the apes, especially the anthropoid apes.

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pithecoid   (pĭth'ĭ-koid', pī-thē'koid)  Pronunciation Key 
Resembling or relating to the apes, especially the anthropoid apes.
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