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单词 Gigantopithecus
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Definition of Gigantopithecus in English:

Gigantopithecus

noun dʒʌɪˌɡantəˈpɪθɪkəsjīˌɡan(t)əˈpəTHəkəs
  • A very large fossil Asian ape of the Upper Miocene to Lower Pleistocene epochs.

    Genus Gigantopithecus, family Pongidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A German paleontologist discovered Gigantopithecus in 1935 when he picked up a strange, heavy tooth in a Chinese apothecary.
    • Creatures the size of Gigantopithecus would need a source which existed in abundance.
    • Giant-sized fossil footprints found in Asia are thought by some to be the tracks of Gigantopithecus.
    • But now a University-based researcher is claiming that Gigantopithecus may have lived concurrently with modern humans.
    • Its size and ape affiliation suggest Gigantopithecus was a ground-dwelling, fist-walking creature.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek gigas, gigant- (see giant) + pithēkos 'ape'.

 
 

Definition of Gigantopithecus in US English:

Gigantopithecus

nounjīˌɡan(t)əˈpəTHəkəs
  • A very large fossil Asian ape of the late Miocene to early Pleistocene epochs.

    Genus Gigantopithecus, family Pongidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Giant-sized fossil footprints found in Asia are thought by some to be the tracks of Gigantopithecus.
    • But now a University-based researcher is claiming that Gigantopithecus may have lived concurrently with modern humans.
    • A German paleontologist discovered Gigantopithecus in 1935 when he picked up a strange, heavy tooth in a Chinese apothecary.
    • Creatures the size of Gigantopithecus would need a source which existed in abundance.
    • Its size and ape affiliation suggest Gigantopithecus was a ground-dwelling, fist-walking creature.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek gigas, gigant- (see giant) + pithēkos ‘ape’.

 
 
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