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Palaeopithecus

noun
Palaeo·​pi·​the·​cus | \ ˌpālēōpə̇ˈthēkəs, ˌpal-, -ˈpithə̇kəs\

Definition of Palaeopithecus

: a genus of extinct Pliocene anthropoids from the Siwalik hills of India that is probably rather closely related to the recent gorilla

History and Etymology for Palaeopithecus

New Latin, from pale- + -pithecus

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