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Meganthropus

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Me·​gan·​thro·​pus | \ məˈgan(t)thrəpəs, ˌmeˌganˈthrōpəs\

Definition of Meganthropus

: a genus of large extinct primates of the Lower Pleistocene of Java known from fragmentary jawbones and held to be primitive men

History and Etymology for Meganthropus

New Latin, from mega- + -anthropus

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