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Pithecoidea

plural noun
Pith·​e·​coi·​dea | \ ˌpithə̇ˈkȯidēə\

Definition of Pithecoidea

in some classifications
: a suborder of Primates that is coordinate with Prosinii and Anthropoidea and includes the new-world monkeys and old-world monkeys

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New Latin, from pithec- + -oidea

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