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Webster 1913 Edition
Pithecoid
Pith′e-coid
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] an ape +
-oid
.] (Zool.)
1.
Of or pertaining to the genus
Pithecia
, or subfamily Pithecinæ
, which includes the saki, ouakari, and other allied South American monkeys. 2.
Of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes in particular, or to the higher apes of the Old World, collectively.
Definition 2024
pithecoid
pithecoid
English
Adjective
pithecoid (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes
- Of or pertaining to the monkeys of genus Pithecia.
Related terms
- pithecism
- pithecomorphic