Pithecanthropus noun. [pɪƟɪ'kanƟrǝpǝs] Also pithecanthropus. L19.
[mod. Latin (former genus name), from Greek pithēkos ape + anthrōpos man.]
1. A hypothetical evolutionary intermediate between apes and man. Only in L19.

2. = Java man s.v. JAVA 1. L19.

■ pithecan'thropic adjective of or pertaining to Pithecanthropus; fig. apelike, clumsy: L19.

■ pithecanthropine adjective & noun (a being) resembling or closely related to Pithecanthropus E20.

■ pithecanthropoid adjective = pithecanthropic, pithecanthropine L19.

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