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ramapithecine definition

rama·pith·ecine (räm′ə pit̸h′ə sīn′, -sēn′, -sin)

adjective

of or relating to a genus (Ramapithecus) of extinct hominoids from Asia, Africa, and Europe that were considered by some authorities to be ancestral to humans

noun

a ramapithecine hominoid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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