单词 | dryopithecus |
释义 | Dryopithecus[ drahy-oh-pith-i-kuhs, -puh-thee- ] / ˌdraɪ oʊˈpɪθ ɪ kəs, -pəˈθi- / nounan extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors. one of the four subgenera of this genus, limited to Europe. Compare dryomorph, Proconsul. Origin of Dryopithecus<New Latin (1856) <Greek drŷ(s) tree, oak + -o- -o- + píthēkos monkey Words nearby Dryopithecusdry mounting, dry nurse, dry offset, dryomorph, dryopithecine, Dryopithecus, dryout, dry plate, dry pleurisy, drypoint, dry puddling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Dryopithecus
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