Definition of Dryopithecus in English:

Dryopithecus

noun ˌdrʌɪəˈpɪθɪkəsˌdrīōˈpiTHəkəs

A fossil anthropoid ape of the middle Miocene to early Pliocene periods, of a genus including the supposed common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans.
Genus Dryopithecus, family Pongidae
Example sentencesExamples
- This paper presents the first three-dimensional reconstruction of the cranium of the European Miocene ape, Dryopithecus.
- Tree-living creatures, more like rats than men, were followed by the ancestors of today's lemurs and monkeys, and by a primate called Dryopithecus, believed to be the common ancestor of both apes and man.

Derivatives

dryopithecine

noun & adjective ˌdrʌɪəˈpɪθəsiːn

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek drus 'tree' + pithēkos 'ape'.

Definition of Dryopithecus in US English:

Dryopithecus

nounˌdrīōˈpiTHəkəs

A fossil anthropoid ape of the middle Miocene to early Pliocene epochs, including the supposed common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans.
Genus Dryopithecus, family Pongidae
Example sentencesExamples
- This paper presents the first three-dimensional reconstruction of the cranium of the European Miocene ape, Dryopithecus.
- Tree-living creatures, more like rats than men, were followed by the ancestors of today's lemurs and monkeys, and by a primate called Dryopithecus, believed to be the common ancestor of both apes and man.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek drus ‘tree’ + pithēkos ‘ape’.

单词	Dryopithecus
释义	Definition of Dryopithecus in English: Dryopithecus noun ˌdrʌɪəˈpɪθɪkəsˌdrīōˈpiTHəkəs A fossil anthropoid ape of the middle Miocene to early Pliocene periods, of a genus including the supposed common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans. Genus Dryopithecus, family Pongidae Example sentencesExamples This paper presents the first three-dimensional reconstruction of the cranium of the European Miocene ape, Dryopithecus. Tree-living creatures, more like rats than men, were followed by the ancestors of today's lemurs and monkeys, and by a primate called Dryopithecus, believed to be the common ancestor of both apes and man. Derivatives dryopithecine noun & adjective ˌdrʌɪəˈpɪθəsiːn Origin Modern Latin, from Greek drus 'tree' + pithēkos 'ape'. Definition of Dryopithecus in US English: Dryopithecus nounˌdrīōˈpiTHəkəs A fossil anthropoid ape of the middle Miocene to early Pliocene epochs, including the supposed common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans. Genus Dryopithecus, family Pongidae Example sentencesExamples This paper presents the first three-dimensional reconstruction of the cranium of the European Miocene ape, Dryopithecus. Tree-living creatures, more like rats than men, were followed by the ancestors of today's lemurs and monkeys, and by a primate called Dryopithecus, believed to be the common ancestor of both apes and man. Origin Modern Latin, from Greek drus ‘tree’ + pithēkos ‘ape’.
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