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dryopithecine
[ drahy-oh-pith-uh-seen, -sahyn, -puh-thee-sin, -sahyn ]
noun
- (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
adjective
- of or relating to this ape.
dryopithecine
/ ˌɪəʊˈɪθəˌː /
noun
- any extinct Old World ape of the genus Dryopithecus, common in Miocene and Pliocene times: thought to be the ancestors of modern apes
dryopithecine
/ ī′ō-ĭٳ′ĭ-ŧ′ /
- An extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from fossil remains of the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is believed to be an ancestor of the anthropoid apes and humans.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dryopithecine1
First recorded in 1945–50; Dryopithec(us) + -ine 1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dryopithecine1
C20: from New Latin ٰDZ辱ٳŧܲ, from Greek drus tree + 辱ٳŧDz ape
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