pithecoid

[ pith-i-koid, pi-thee-koid ]

/ ˈpɪθ ɪˌkɔɪd, pɪˈθi kɔɪd /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.

(loosely) apelike; monkeylike.

Origin of pithecoid

1860–65; <New Latin pithēc(us) ape (<Greek píthēkos) + -oid

Words nearby pithecoid

pith, pithead, pithecanthrope, pithecanthropoid, Pithecanthropus, pithecoid, pith helmet, Pithom, pithos, pith ray, pithy

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for pithecoid

Even our human organism has arisen in the same natural manner, by gradual transformation, from a group of pithecoid mammals.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century|Ernst Haeckel
Huxley attributed this hesitation of Lyell to his "profound antipathy" to the doctrine of the "pithecoid origin of man."
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
Your term, "pithecoid man," is a whole paper and theory in itself.
More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin
The primordial anthropoid was probably, in this respect, on much the same footing as his pithecoid kin.
Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions|Thomas H. Huxley

By this the male hand becomes more ape-like, as the long arm also is a pithecoid (ape-like) characteristic.
Woman and Socialism|August Bebel

Medical definitions for pithecoid

pithecoid

[ pĭth′ĭ-koid′, pī-thē′koid ]

adj.

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

Scientific definitions for pithecoid

pithecoid

[ pĭth′ĭ-koid′, pī-thē′koid ]

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

单词	pithecoid
释义	pithecoid [ pith-i-koid, pi-thee-koid ] / ˈpɪθ ɪˌkɔɪd, pɪˈθi kɔɪd / adjective belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys. (loosely) apelike; monkeylike. Origin of pithecoid 1860–65; <New Latin pithēc(us) ape (<Greek píthēkos) + -oid Words nearby pithecoid pith, pithead, pithecanthrope, pithecanthropoid, Pithecanthropus, pithecoid, pith helmet, Pithom, pithos, pith ray, pithy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pithecoid Even our human organism has arisen in the same natural manner, by gradual transformation, from a group of pithecoid mammals. The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century\|Ernst Haeckel Huxley attributed this hesitation of Lyell to his "profound antipathy" to the doctrine of the "pithecoid origin of man." Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others Your term, "pithecoid man," is a whole paper and theory in itself. More Letters of Charles Darwin\|Charles Darwin The primordial anthropoid was probably, in this respect, on much the same footing as his pithecoid kin. Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions\|Thomas H. Huxley By this the male hand becomes more ape-like, as the long arm also is a pithecoid (ape-like) characteristic. Woman and Socialism\|August Bebel Medical definitions for pithecoid pithecoid [ pĭth′ĭ-koid′, pī-thē′koid ] adj. Resembling or relating to the apes, especially the anthropoid apes. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for pithecoid pithecoid [ pĭth′ĭ-koid′, pī-thē′koid ] Resembling or relating to the apes, especially the anthropoid apes. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
随便看	antonym antony, mark antonyms antre antrectomy antrim antro- antroduodenectomy antron antronasal antrorse antroscope antroscopy antrostomy antrotomy antrotympanic antrum antrum of highmore antseranana antshrike ants in one's pants, have antsiranana antsy ant-thrush antu