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Pithecanthropus
Pith·e·can·thro·pus [ pìthə kánthrəpəss, pìthə kan thrṓpəss ] (plural Pith·e·can·thro·pi [ pìthə kánthrə p, pìthə kan thrṓ p ])


noun 
Definition:
 
( dated )
Same as  Java man
[Late 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek pithēkos "ape" + anthrōpos "human being"]

pith·e·can·throp·ic [ pìthəkən thróppik ] adjective
pith·e·can·thro·pine [ pìthə kánthrə pn ] adjective
pith·e·can·thro·poid [ pìthə kánthrə pòyd ] adjective
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