Sin·an·thro·pus 
(sī-nănthrə-pəs, sĭ-, sī′năn-thrōpəs, sĭn′ăn-)
(sī-nănthrə-pəs, sĭ-, sī′năn-thrōpəs, sĭn′ăn-)n.
A genus name formerly used for the fossil remains known as Peking man.
[New Latin Sīnanthrōpus, former genus name : SINO- + Greek anthrōpos, human being.]