Ra|ma|pi|the|cus

Ra|ma|pi|the|cus
Ra|ma|pi|the|cus «RAH muh PIHTH uh kuhs», noun.
a manlike primate, similar to Kenyapithecus, originally discovered in the Siwalik Hills of northwestern India.
[< Rama + Greek píthēkos ape]

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