PITHECANTHROPI
PITHECANTHROPUS
Pithecanthropus, Pithecanthropus erectus, genus Pithecanthropus
(noun) former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
PITHECANTHROPUS
Pith`e*can*thro"pus, n. [NL.; Gr. ape + man.]
1. A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the
anthropoid apes. Haeckel.
2. A genus consisting of an primate (P. erectus) apparently
intermediate between man and the existing anthropoid apes, known from
bones of a single individual found in Java (hence called Java man) in
1891-92. These bones include a thigh bone of the human type, two
molar teeth intermediate between those of man and the anthropoids,
and the calvaria of the skull, indicating a brain capacity of about
900 cubic centimeters, and resembling in form that of the Neanderthal
man. Also [pl. -thropi],
Definition: an animal of this genus. --Pith`e*can"thrope (#), n. --
Pith`e*can"thro*poid (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition