See Also: Pithecanthropus(dictionary)

Pithecanthropus (iou)



Pithecanthropus noun. Also pithecanthropus. L19.
[mod. Latin (former genus name), from Greek pithekos ape + anthropos man.]
A hypothetical evolutionary intermediate between apes and man. Only in L19.
= Java man s.v. JAVA 1. L19.
pithecan'thropic adjective of or pertaining to Pithecanthropus; fig. apelike, clumsy: L19.
pithecanthropine adjective & noun (a being) resembling or closely related to Pithecanthropus E20.
pithecanthropoid adjective = pithecanthropic, pithecanthropine L19.