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pithecanthropine
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
also pithecanthropoid pith′·ecan′·thro·poid′ (-po̵id′)
Etymology: see Pithecanthropus erectus & -ine
noun
a pithecanthropine human
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