pithecoid

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πῐθηκοειδής (pithēkoeidḗs, “ape-like”); also analyzable as pithec- +‎ -oid.

Adjective

pithecoid (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes
  2. Of or pertaining to the monkeys of genus Pithecia.
  • pithecism
  • pithecomorphic
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