Definition of Bramapithecus
:a genus of Lower Pliocene dryopithecine apes from the Siwalik hills of India — compare dryopithecinae
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Bramapithecus
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Bra·ma·pi·the·cus
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ˌbräməpə̇ˈthēkəs
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-ˈpithə̇kəs
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Origin and Etymology of bramapithecus
New Latin, irregular from Brahma, first member of the Hindu trinity + New Latin -pithecus
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