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pithecoid, a. (n.)|pɪˈθiːkɔɪd|
[ad. F. pithécoïde, f. Gr. πίθηκος ape: see -oid.]
Resembling in form or pertaining to the apes, esp. the higher or anthropoid apes; simian, ape-like.
1861Huxley in Nat. Hist. Rev. Jan. 67 The demonstration of a pithecoid pedigree. 1863― Man's Place Nat. 159 The fossil remains of man..do not..take us appreciably nearer to that lower pithecoid form. 1866― Preh. Rem. Caithn. 102 A curious pithecoid variation, observed in the gorilla and the chimpanzee. 188019th Cent. Nov. 854 Beyond the range of pithecoid intelligence.
B. as n. An anthropoid ape; a simian.
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