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pithecanthropine Definition

pith·ecan·thro·pine (pit̸h′i kant̸hrə 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

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  1. Pithecanthropus erectus
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