| 单词 | dryopithecine |
| 释义 | dryopithecine[ drahy-oh-pith-uh-seen, -sahyn, -puh-thee-sin, -sahyn ] / ˌdraɪ oʊˈpɪθ əˌsin, -ˌsaɪn, -pəˈθi sɪn, -saɪn / noun(sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils. adjectiveof or relating to this ape. Origin of dryopithecineFirst recorded in 1945–50; Dryopithec(us) + -ine1 Words nearby dryopithecinedry mop, dry mounting, dry nurse, dry offset, dryomorph, dryopithecine, Dryopithecus, dryout, dry plate, dry pleurisy, drypoint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for dryopithecinedryopithecine / (ˌdraɪəʊˈpɪθəˌsiːn) / nounany extinct Old World ape of the genus Dryopithecus, common in Miocene and Pliocene times: thought to be the ancestors of modern apes Word Origin for dryopithecineC20: from New Latin Dryopithēcus, from Greek drus tree + pithēkos ape 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 dryopithecinedryopithecine [ drī′ō-pĭth′ĭ-sēn′ ] An extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from fossil remains of the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is believed to be an ancestor of the anthropoid apes and humans. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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