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Sivapithecus

noun
Si·​va·​pithe·​cus | \ ˌsēvəpə̇ˈthēkəs, -ˈpithə̇k-\

Definition of Sivapithecus

: a genus of generalized Lower Pliocene Indian apes related to Dryopithecus and exhibiting resemblances to the orangutan

First Known Use of Sivapithecus

1915, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Sivapithecus

New Latin, from Siva (from Sanskrit Śiva) + -pithecus

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