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Pithecanthropus erectus definition

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

Java man

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

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