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dryopithecine (ˌdraɪəʊˈpɪθəˌsiːn) n (Palaeontology) any extinct Old World ape of the genus Dryopithecus, common in Miocene and Pliocene times: thought to be the ancestors of modern apes[C20: from New Latin Dryopithēcus, from Greek drus tree + pithēkos ape]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | dryopithecine - considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humanshominid - a primate of the family HominidaeDryopithecus, genus Dryopithecus - genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and PlioceneDryopithecus Rudapithecus hungaricus, rudapithecus - fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late Miocene |
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dryopithecine any extinct Old World ape of the genus Dryopithecus. dryopithecineenUK
Words related to dryopithecinenoun considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humansRelated Words- hominid
- Dryopithecus
- genus Dryopithecus
- Dryopithecus Rudapithecus hungaricus
- rudapithecus
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