- E|o|an|thro|pus
- E|o|an|thro|pus «EE oh an THROH puhs, -AN thruh-», noun.the anthropological genus to which the so-called Piltdown man was assigned when the remains were believed genuine.
dawn + ánthrōpos man]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Pith|e|can|thro|pus — «PIHTH uh kan THROH puhs, KAN thruh », noun, plural pi « py». one of a group of extinct ape men, approximating man in bodily form but with a much smaller brain capacity, whose existence about 500,000 years ago (in the Pleistocene) is assumed from … Useful english dictionary
Ple|si|an|thro|pus — «PLEE see AN thruh puhs», noun. an early manlike ape, considered to be one of the Australopithecine whose bones have been found in South Africa. ╂[< New Latin Plesianthropus the genus name < Greek plēsíos near + ánthrōpos man] … Useful english dictionary
At|lan|thro|pus — «AT lan THROH puhs, at LAN thruh », noun. an extinct type of man discovered in Algeria in 1954: »Atlanthropus…is closely allied to the Java and Peking types of men from the Far East (L. S. B. Leakey). ╂[< New Latin Atlanthropus < Greek… … Useful english dictionary
Par|an|thro|pus — «PAR an THROH puhs, puh RAN thruh », noun. any manlike ape of an extinct genus characterized by massive jaws and teeth, fossils of which have been discovered in South Africa. ╂[< par + Greek ánthrōpos man] … Useful english dictionary
Si|nan|thro|pus — «SIHN an THROH puhs, sih NAN thruh puhs», noun. = Sinanthropus pekinensis. (Cf. ↑Sinanthropus pekinensis) … Useful english dictionary
Tel|an|thro|pus — «TEHL an THROH puhs», noun. an extinct man, fragments of whom were discovered in 1952 near Johannesburg, South Africa. ╂[< New Latin Telanthropus the genus name < Greek télos end + ánthrōpos man] … Useful english dictionary
Zin|jan|thro|pus — «ZIHN jan THROH puhs, zihn JAN thruh puhs», noun. a manlike primate of the Pleistocene epoch, with a large, deep jaw and low forehead, whose remains were discovered in Tanganyika in 1959. He was nicknamed “the Nutcracker Man” because of his huge… … Useful english dictionary
pus — pus; pus·tu·lar; pus·tu·la·tion; pus·tu·la·tous; pus·tule; pus·tu·li·form; pus·tu·lose; pus·tu·lous; py·go·pus; rhab·do·car·pus; rhi·zo·pus; ric·cio·car·pus; scal·o·pus; sca·phi·o·pus; sca·pus; scir·pus; sco·pus; sco·pus; seme·car·pus;… … English syllables
thro — ab·ar·thro·sis; af·ri·can·thro·pus; am·phi·ar·thro·di·al; am·phi·ar·thro·sis; an·thro·pe·ic; an·thro·pism; an·thro·po·cen·tric; an·thro·po·cen·tri·cism; an·thro·po·chore; an·thro·po·dermic; an·thro·po·gen·e·sis; an·thro·po·gen·ic;… … English syllables
africanthropus — af·ri·can·thro·pus … English syllables
