Pithecoidea
plural nounPith·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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