Pithecanthropus

[ pith-i-kan-thruh-puhs, -kuhn-throh-puhs ]

/ ˌpɪθ ɪˈkæn θrə pəs, -kənˈθroʊ pəs /

noun

a former genus of extinct hominins whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.

Origin of Pithecanthropus

First recorded in 1870–75; from New Latin: literally “ape-man”; from Greek píthēk(os) “ape” + Greek ánthrōpos “human being”

Words nearby Pithecanthropus

pit grave, pith, pithead, pithecanthrope, pithecanthropoid, Pithecanthropus, pithecoid, pith helmet, Pithom, pithos, pith ray

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Example sentences from the Web for Pithecanthropus

Volz says with justice, that even if Pithecanthropus is not the missing link, it is undoubtedly a missing link.
Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel
Maybe pithecanthropus had a monkey uncle, but no pithecanthropus ever went monkey.
Pariah Planet|Murray Leinster
If an ape, Pithecanthropus had an enormous brain; if a man, he must have verged on what we should consider idiocy.
Anthropology|Robert Marett
For example, 60,000 generations separate the earliest known anthropoid apes from Pithecanthropus.
The Last Link|Ernst Haeckel

Pithecanthropus raises the vexed question as to whether the erect attitude or brain development came first in the story.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane

British Dictionary definitions for Pithecanthropus

pithecanthropus

/ (ˌpɪθɪkænˈθrəʊpəs, -ˈkænθrə-) /

noun plural -pi (-ˌpaɪ)

any primitive apelike man of the former genus Pithecanthropus, now included in the genus HomoSee Java man, Peking man

Derived forms of pithecanthropus

pithecanthropine or pithecanthropoid, adjective

Word Origin for pithecanthropus

C19: New Latin, from Greek pithēkos ape + anthrōpos man

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Scientific definitions for Pithecanthropus

pithecanthropus

[ pĭth′ĭ-kăn′thrə-pəs, -kăn-thrō′pəs ]

An extinct hominid postulated from bones found in Java in 1891 and originally designated Pithecanthropus erectus because it was thought to represent a species evolutionarily between apes and humans. Pithecanthropus is now classified as Homo erectus. Also called Java man See more at Homo erectus.

单词	pithecanthropus
释义	Pithecanthropus [ pith-i-kan-thruh-puhs, -kuhn-throh-puhs ] / ˌpɪθ ɪˈkæn θrə pəs, -kənˈθroʊ pəs / noun a former genus of extinct hominins whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus. Origin of Pithecanthropus First recorded in 1870–75; from New Latin: literally “ape-man”; from Greek píthēk(os) “ape” + Greek ánthrōpos “human being” Words nearby Pithecanthropus pit grave, pith, pithead, pithecanthrope, pithecanthropoid, Pithecanthropus, pithecoid, pith helmet, Pithom, pithos, pith ray Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pithecanthropus Volz says with justice, that even if Pithecanthropus is not the missing link, it is undoubtedly a missing link. Evolution in Modern Thought\|Ernst Haeckel Maybe pithecanthropus had a monkey uncle, but no pithecanthropus ever went monkey. Pariah Planet\|Murray Leinster If an ape, Pithecanthropus had an enormous brain; if a man, he must have verged on what we should consider idiocy. Anthropology\|Robert Marett For example, 60,000 generations separate the earliest known anthropoid apes from Pithecanthropus. The Last Link\|Ernst Haeckel Pithecanthropus raises the vexed question as to whether the erect attitude or brain development came first in the story. Man, Past and Present\|Agustus Henry Keane British Dictionary definitions for Pithecanthropus pithecanthropus / (ˌpɪθɪkænˈθrəʊpəs, -ˈkænθrə-) / noun plural -pi (-ˌpaɪ) any primitive apelike man of the former genus Pithecanthropus, now included in the genus HomoSee Java man, Peking man Derived forms of pithecanthropus pithecanthropine or pithecanthropoid, adjective Word Origin for pithecanthropus C19: New Latin, from Greek pithēkos ape + anthrōpos man Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Pithecanthropus pithecanthropus [ pĭth′ĭ-kăn′thrə-pəs, -kăn-thrō′pəs ] An extinct hominid postulated from bones found in Java in 1891 and originally designated Pithecanthropus erectus because it was thought to represent a species evolutionarily between apes and humans. Pithecanthropus is now classified as Homo erectus. Also called Java man See more at Homo erectus. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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