Australian English Meaning of pithecanthropus
pithecanthropus
Other Australian English words related to pithecanthropus
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Nearest Words of pithecanthropus
- pithecanthropus erectus => Homo erectus
- pithecellobium => Pithecellobium
- pithecellobium dulce => Neem tree (Azadirachta indica)
- pithecellobium unguis-cati => Cat's claw
- pitheci => pitheci
- pithecia => Capuchin monkey
- pithecoid => pithecoid
- pithecolobium => Pithecolobium
- pithful => pithful
- pithily => pithily
Definitions and Meaning of pithecanthropus in English
pithecanthropus (n)
former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
pithecanthropus (n.)
A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes.
A genus consisting of an primate (P. erectus) apparently intermediate between man and the existing anthropoid apes, known from bones of a single individual found in Java (hence called Java man) in 1891-92. These bones include a thigh bone of the human type, two molar teeth intermediate between those of man and the anthropoids, and the calvaria of the skull, indicating a brain capacity of about 900 cubic centimeters, and resembling in form that of the Neanderthal man.
an animal of this genus.
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pithecanthropus
former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectusA hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes., A genus consisting of
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
pithead => pithead, pith helmet => Pith helmet, pith hat => Pith helmet, pith => Pith, pitfalling => booby trap,
