Gigantopithecus
noun
Gi·gan·to·pi·the·cus
(ˌ)jīˌgantōpə̇ˈthēkəs,
jə̇ˌg-,
-ōˈpithə̇kəs
: a genus of giant fossil primates from the Pleistocene of China intermediate in a number of characters between the great apes and prehistoric humans and sometimes classed with the Hominidae
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from gigant- + -pithecus