Pliopithecus

noun

Plio·​pithe·​cus
ˌplīōpə̇ˈthēkəs,
-ōˈpithə̇kəs
: a genus of anthropoids found in the Upper Miocene and Lower Pliocene strata of Europe and possibly Asia having a very similar dentition to and commonly held to be ancestral to the gibbons

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pleio- + -pithecus

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Pliopithecus was in 1857

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“Pliopithecus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pliopithecus. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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