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单词 dryopithecine
释义

dryopithecine

noun

dryo·​pith·​e·​cine ˌdrī-ō-ˈpi-thə-ˌsīn How to pronounce dryopithecine (audio)
: any of a subfamily (Dryopithecinae) of Miocene and Pliocene Old World anthropoid apes sometimes regarded as ancestors of both humans and modern anthropoids
dryopithecine adjective

Word History

Etymology

ultimately from Greek drys tree + pithēkos ape

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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