- genus Pithecanthropus
- nounformer genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus• Syn: ↑Pithecanthropus, ↑Pithecanthropus erectus• Hypernyms: ↑hominid
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genus Pithecanthropus
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Pithecanthropus — noun former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus • Syn: ↑Pithecanthropus erectus, ↑genus Pithecanthropus • Hypernyms: ↑hominid … Useful english dictionary
Pithecanthropus erectus — noun former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus • Syn: ↑Pithecanthropus, ↑genus Pithecanthropus • Hypernyms: ↑hominid … Useful english dictionary
Pithecanthropus — Pith e*can*thro pus (p[i^]th [ e]*k[a^]n*thr[=o] p[u^]s), prop. n. [NL.; Gr. pi qhkos ape + a nqrwpos man.] 1. A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes. Haeckel. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A genus consisting … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pithecanthropus erectus — Pithecanthropus Pith e*can*thro pus (p[i^]th [ e]*k[a^]n*thr[=o] p[u^]s), prop. n. [NL.; Gr. pi qhkos ape + a nqrwpos man.] 1. A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes. Haeckel. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pithecanthropus — (n.) genus of extinct primates, 1895, from Modern Latin, lit. monkey man, from Gk. pithekos ape + anthropos man (see ANTHROPO (Cf. anthropo )). Coined 1868 by Haeckel as a name for a hypothetical link between apes and men (attested in English in… … Etymology dictionary
Pithecanthropus — n. one of former genus of ape like men, now included in Homo. ♦ Pithecanthropus ♦ erectus, such creature whose remains were discovered in Java: now called Java man … Dictionary of difficult words
Pithecanthropus — /pith i kan threuh peuhs, keuhn throh peuhs/, n. a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus. [ < NL (1891) < Gk píthek(os) ape + ánthropos man] * * * former genus name… … Universalium
Pithecanthropus — /pɪθiˈkænθrəpəs/ (say pithee kanthruhpuhs) noun (plural Pithecanthropi /pɪθiˈkænθrəpaɪ/ (say pithee kanthruhpuy)) an extinct genus of apelike human, now classified under the genus Homo, as Homo erectus; first known fossils of this species, Java… …
Pithecanthropus* — Pith•e•can•thro•pus [[t]ˌpɪθ ɪˈkæn θrə pəs, kənˈθroʊ pəs[/t]] n. pan a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus[/ex] • Etymology: < NL (1891) < Gk píthēk(os) ape +ánthrōpos… … From formal English to slang
Homo (genus) — Homo Cet article porte sur l Homme en tant que genre. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Genre humain, Homme (homonymie) et Homo (homonymie) … Wikipédia en Français
