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pithecanthropine Definition

pith·ecan·thro·pine (pit̸h′i kan′t̸hrə pīn′, -pin)

adjective

of, belonging to, or resembling a former genus (Pithecanthropus, now classified as Homo erectus) of extinct early humans, who lived in Java, China, Europe, and Africa

Etymology: see Pithecanthropus erectus & -ine

noun

a pithecanthropine human

Browse dictionary entries near pithecanthropine

  1. ‹ pith
  2. ‹ pitfall
  3. ‹ piteous
  4. ‹ pitchy
  5. ‹ pitchstone
  6. ‹ pitchout
  7. ‹ pitchman
  8. ‹ pitchfork
  9. ‹ pitcher plant
  10. ‹ pitcher
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  8. piton ›
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  10. Pitot tube ›