pithecoidadj.n.

Brit.

/pᵻˈθiːkɔɪd/,

/ˈpɪθᵻkɔɪd/, U.S.

/pəˈθiˌkɔɪd/,

/ˈpɪθəˌkɔɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: Greek πίθηκος , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πίθηκος ape, of unknown origin + -oid suffix, perhaps after ancient Greek πιθηκοειδής ape-like.

A. adj.

Resembling or relating to the apes, esp. the higher apes; apelike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of superfamily Hominoidea > of family Pongidae > of or relating to apes

simian1774

simious1807

simial1827

pithecoid1860

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of superfamily Hominoidea > of family Pongidae > of or relating to apes > like an ape

apish1570

simian1607

simious1807

simial1830

pithecoid1860

simioid1863

simiad1872

anthropoidal1885

1860 C. Darwin Let. 1 Nov. in More Lett. (1903) I. 460 [To T. H. Huxley] Your note has been wonderfully interesting. Your term, ‘pithecoid man’, is a whole paper and theory in itself.

1861 T. H. Huxley in Nat. Hist. Rev. Jan. 67 The demonstration of a pithecoid pedigree.

1873 Amer. Naturalist 7 229 (note) An earlier period, when man was more pithecoid in his nature.

1904 T. Roosevelt Let. 1 Nov. in J. B. Bishop Theodore Roosevelt & his Time (1920) I. 332 A corrupt pithecoid community in which the President has obtained his position by the simple process of clapping the former President into a wooden cage.

1978 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 182 517 The prosimians..have two additional layers that are not found in pithecoid primates.

2002 Irish Times (Nexis) 29 June 18 Sweating profusely, you turn to see the hitherto invisible pithecoid patrons of the public house..crowding ever closer in the near-darkness.

B. n.

An ape, esp. a higher ape. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > member of superfamily Hominoidea (apes and humans) > family Pongidae (ape)

babiona1529

jackanapes1528

Johnanapes1633

man-monkey1651

ape1699

pygmy1699

Simia1719

great ape1771

anthropoid1861

pithecoid1874

man-ape1878

pongid1949

pithecine1962

1874 Indiana (Pa.) Progress 12 Nov. Possibly even then the anthropoid Pithecoid had developed far into the pithecoid Anthropoid.

1915 R. C. Thompson Pilgrim's Scrip 57 Presently the little pithecoid Abdullah turned red, ferret eyes upon the arrack which none else had touched.

1943 Sci. Monthly Dec. 536/1 It may be a link between pithecoids and humans.

1959 Man 59 52/2 The very full index is over eight pages long; 11 pages are given to the literature on the pithecoids and platyrrhines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pithecoid
释义	pithecoidadj.n. Brit. /pᵻˈθiːkɔɪd/, /ˈpɪθᵻkɔɪd/, U.S. /pəˈθiˌkɔɪd/, /ˈpɪθəˌkɔɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: Greek πίθηκος , -oid suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek πίθηκος ape, of unknown origin + -oid suffix, perhaps after ancient Greek πιθηκοειδής ape-like. A. adj. Resembling or relating to the apes, esp. the higher apes; apelike. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of superfamily Hominoidea > of family Pongidae > of or relating to apes simian1774 simious1807 simial1827 pithecoid1860 the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [adjective] > Old World > of superfamily Hominoidea > of family Pongidae > of or relating to apes > like an ape apish1570 simian1607 simious1807 simial1830 pithecoid1860 simioid1863 simiad1872 anthropoidal1885 1860 C. Darwin Let. 1 Nov. in More Lett. (1903) I. 460 [To T. H. Huxley] Your note has been wonderfully interesting. Your term, ‘pithecoid man’, is a whole paper and theory in itself. 1861 T. H. Huxley in Nat. Hist. Rev. Jan. 67 The demonstration of a pithecoid pedigree. 1873 Amer. Naturalist 7 229 (note) An earlier period, when man was more pithecoid in his nature. 1904 T. Roosevelt Let. 1 Nov. in J. B. Bishop Theodore Roosevelt & his Time (1920) I. 332 A corrupt pithecoid community in which the President has obtained his position by the simple process of clapping the former President into a wooden cage. 1978 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 182 517 The prosimians..have two additional layers that are not found in pithecoid primates. 2002 Irish Times (Nexis) 29 June 18 Sweating profusely, you turn to see the hitherto invisible pithecoid patrons of the public house..crowding ever closer in the near-darkness. B. n. An ape, esp. a higher ape. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > member of superfamily Hominoidea (apes and humans) > family Pongidae (ape) babiona1529 jackanapes1528 Johnanapes1633 man-monkey1651 ape1699 pygmy1699 Simia1719 great ape1771 anthropoid1861 pithecoid1874 man-ape1878 pongid1949 pithecine1962 1874 Indiana (Pa.) Progress 12 Nov. Possibly even then the anthropoid Pithecoid had developed far into the pithecoid Anthropoid. 1915 R. C. Thompson Pilgrim's Scrip 57 Presently the little pithecoid Abdullah turned red, ferret eyes upon the arrack which none else had touched. 1943 Sci. Monthly Dec. 536/1 It may be a link between pithecoids and humans. 1959 Man 59 52/2 The very full index is over eight pages long; 11 pages are given to the literature on the pithecoids and platyrrhines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1860
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