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Pithecanthropus erectus Definition

Pith·ecan·thro·pus erec·tus (pit̸h′i kan′t̸hrə pəs ē rek′təs, -kan t̸hrō′pəs)

noun

Java man

Etymology: ModL < Gr pithēkos, ape (< IE *bhidh-, dreadful, var. of base *bhōi-, to be afraid > L foedus, ugly) + anthrōpos, man: see anthropo-

Browse dictionary entries near Pithecanthropus erectus

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